Slow Stories

A story set in the Pinwheel Universe
Set in the Pinwheel universe, Dennis is overjoyed to accept a job as the first human ambassador to Earth on Borealis, but gets more than he bargained for when he realizes his position might not exactly be a promotion.

The boys and girls were in two lines facing each other across The Den, a big dark space in the heart of a massive wild rhododendron bush in the scrubby wasteland behind the estate, and we were about to have our first Sexual Education lesson. I looked up and down the line of girls, desperately hoping I'd get Lizzie.

This one is a slow starter, with romantic overtones. Dumped as he waited for his g/f the cinema he noticed a mature woman nearby crying, distracted from his disappointment he comforted her and things developed from there.

They didn't know he was there and he overheard what they were going to do.

A Married Life Story
Two members of "The Greatest Generation" start out in life together.

Freedom is heavy. Not the absence of walls. Not broken chains. Not an open road. It is the moment you stop running. The moment you surrender to something stronger than your fear. She was sure of herself, yet starving for freedom. He became her mirror showing her the parts she was ignoring. The collar is no cage. It is an anchor. The weight that finally stops her from drifting into the cold, meaningless void of not belonging.

His daughter wasn't his, but he still loved her. His wife didn't deny her cheating, so he decided to take the easy way out.

A farm boy discovers his wife is unhappy with her life style. When she looks to trade up, he is forced to take action.