Meiying is a 25-year-old woman who has no recollection of her life before she was 10. She was raised by her Houma (Stepmother) after she was burned in an arson accident. After Houma's death, Meiying winds up on the streets, eventually working in an 'adult entertainment' venue behind a 'glory hole'. This diary begins after her physical appearance was discovered by a customer.
Lara and Celia work together managing a Human Resources office. At a BBQ, Lara meets Celia's husband Davis, and the attraction is immediate and compelling. Soon, Lara moves in with them and they become a nudist poly triad. Lara eventually agrees to bear a child for all three of them to raise together, but the birth is traumatic. Will their relationship survive? Will Lucy, their baby, have both mothers and her father together, to raise her? And a sibling?
Melanie, struggling single mother to Amy, 4, is lonely and financially desperate. Unexpectedly, a prosperous but secretive admirer makes contact, but only in ways that conceal his identity. Because, he says, he has crippling shyness. His missteps almost end the relationship before it can begin. Just when a breakthrough seems possible, he disappears! — Possibly my best story here on SOL. Romantic, not very explicit. Hope you like it! (Revised 2/17/23)