As Victoria heard the high-heeled clip of shoes down the vault steps, she steeled herself for what she knew must come. She tried desperately to close her legs so at the very least she could maintain some modicum of dignity,…

"ONE HOUR" (SATURDAY)The yellow sun remained hidden by an ocean of dark clouds. Heavy, cold drops of water were plummeting. Avery was roused by the increasingly voluminous sound of the rain bouncing against the bedroom window. Rubbing the rheum from…

The warm July day was a welcome change from an unexpected week of grey and rain. Even better than the warm sun, was having the day off after working for nearly 30 days straight out of town. She, on the…

Why is it every time I go for a ride I end up swearing I'll never do it again? My leg muscles feel as if they are about to explode; sweat is dripping into my eyes, running in small rivers…

You come to the theatre I've been working at to meet me after rehearsal. I've been directing. I'm in the dressing room inventorying costumes before I meet with the designers about what else we need. You walk in all brisk…

The wedding was, as countless guests had commented, "simply lovely." My sister had wed her boyfriend of five years at a mountain resort in Montana in the late afternoon sun, and I have to admit, it was beautiful. I dislike…

Any suspicions I had about my favorite bartender, Babs, wanting me to get laid were confirmed after this trip. I had just checked into my favorite hotel and as if part of a script, showered and hit the bar. Babs…

Early autumn and the first of the cool air made its presence felt in the neat two storey house on the quiet suburban street.Kate had just returned home from dropping the kids off at her parents for the weekend in…

I was taking a class at our local University. The first day of class I sat next to this guy that had a really great smile. He looked really familiar to me, but I couldn't place where I knew him.…

Not in my wildest dreams could I have hatched the scheme on my own. Not without Zelda. She was my brother's girlfriend, you see. She turned me onto it. But not directly, more in a motivational sense. I went to…