A girl watches, it's all she can do, as the man she loves happiness crumbles, and then she catches him before he falls. Snatching happiness from the jaws of despair, it's all uphill from there. Her father, mother, and girlfriend (trans) help to maintain an otherwise normal man's creativity and sanity.
Doug is trying to get over his recent divorce and he learns he really didn't know that much about his ex-wife. He's left living alone with his best friend, Brie, his loving Cairn Terrier. Brie seems to know what Doug needs. He hopes he can find love with a woman who can treat him as well.
A Conversations Story Not an easy conversation for a father to have with his son about the actions of three cheating women, especially when one of them is the boy's mother. Not easy at all.
A The Gigolo Chronicles Story Tina saw Tony in a local coffee shop many times and one day she decided to strike up a conversation. During the conversation she learned what he did for a living but instead of being shocked, she showed an interest. Her personal love life lacking, she made a "date" with him...
Tiffany, a pretty, young Black woman asks Dale, an infosec specialist and amateur goldsmith, to make a pair of rings for her parents' anniversary. Dale learns she is the Press Secretary for mayor Jan Maarten, who has gubernatorial aspirations. Tiffany and Dale fall in love, Dale accepting and loving her despite her being trans-gendered. She strives to keep that fact a secret but is blackmailed by someone threatening to make it public. This thrusts them into a political intrigue.
Rob Thomas goes to his high school's tenth reunion and sees his old classmate Stella Manning for the first time in a decade. Since graduation Stella has become the hottest porn star on the Internet and a struggling writer. Their erotic and highly sexual relationship progresses from there often involving others befriended by the couple. 31 chapters.
A Story in the Walnut Street Universe
A "Rescue Me" story: Chris agrees to repair the laptop of Carmen, a coworker's sister. He discovers she is a recluse, living in a darkened bungalow and wearing wide-brimmed hats that keep her face in shadow. She exerts a strange spell on him, resulting in odd and vivid dreams; and, he begins to fall in love. Through his love he draws her from her shell. She becomes more extroverted, and he begins to heal her from a deep, long-ago hurt and to learn her incredible secrets.