It started by accident, but once Kimberly caught the young stud who mows her lawn checking her out, it turned into a naughty little game of wearing provocative clothing to catch his eye. It was harmless fantasy fuel, but an overheard conversation at the county fair makes her wonder if it couldn't be more. A stop at the Bingo tent may be the key to more than one jackpot.
Six days in May, 2001, in the lives of the crew and families of the CSS (Confederate States Ship) Robert E. Lee, SSN 507. "Wives to love, children to cherish, and a future to plan and build. What more could a man desire? Life is good."
A young man in a hurry hits an old lady in the crosswalk (extra points? NO). She could call the police, she could sue his ass off. Instead she trades some of her loneliness for some of his time - playing board games. But there is more to this old lady than meets the eye. A tale inspired by a prompt from another writer, this story is a trifle. Nothing deep, full of angst - but maybe some humor and romance.
A husband, Bob, discovers his wife, mother of their 3 teenage children, in bed with a family friend, being sent home after a work injury during the night shift. A keen jogger, after flooring his "friend" Bob goes on his usual long early morning run, much further than normal, and ends up in hospital. When he wakes up, no-one knows who he is (no ID or wallet in his running shorts) but remembers himself as Tommy, in his early 20s whose last memory is shopping for milk. Who is he?
A Jacqueline de Belleville Story Jacqueline recalls her adventures in early 1808 which lead her to cease her life as a ship's boy. Perhaps it's as well as she's 18 years old and only a blind man could fail to notice that she's a woman. In the course of her travels she helps desperate people, and rescues damsels in distress. But it comes at a high price to Jacqueline which even some much needed sexual relief can't recompense.