‘Dedicated to Bartlomiej Wielgos whom Blake Wilde was based on’ * I couldn’t resist. I know I’m just an ordinary English teacher in an ordinary secondary school, but this time, I couldn’t control the situation. He’s so gorgeous, so beautiful, yet so intimidating. His beautiful blonde hair, his shining brown eyes, his glasses. My hormones …
Daphne’s Memories of Love
One morning Daphne awakened and decided that this night would be the one when she would lose her virginity. It suddenly did not matter that in her twenty-one years of life, she had not fallen in love, nor did it matter that her precious innocence might be lost in a whirlwind of some meaningless encounter. …
In Spring We Loved
“…he loves me… he loves me not… he loves me… he loves me not…” Jann lay on her stomach in the empty paddock next to her parents home. The field was green with the winters rain and now that Spring had arrived, white daisies were everywhere – covering the satin green in a sea of …
It is Snowing
It has started snowing, and the flakes fall gently downward so densely that it is hard to see the woods. The aroma of my coffee and the snow flick my heart and memory backwards in fast rewind to a day long ago, in a little port on the New England coast when it was snowing. …
Cross Country Coach
It was hot, around 90 degrees and very humid. John finished his five mile workout drenched in sweat, and after pausing for a few minutes to catch his breathe, he went to stretch with the rest of the team. His side ached as he walked through the school parking lot towards the them, as it …
Caribbean Tales: Emma’s Initiation
Ten years had passed since I graduated from the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse in Lyon. I was a rising star in those days. I finally had a commission to write a symphony, from the The Orchestre National de Lyon. But even back then I was plagued by the distracted temperament that …
Child of Nature
The early rays of morning sunlight were peeking through the entrance to the den when the girl opened her eyes. Most of the pack was still sleeping around her. She remained still for a moment, luxuriating in the warm, furry cushion of her pack brother’s body that her head rested against, but gradually she began …
Brotherly Love Ch. 01
He took my hand in his and pulled me towards his house. “You wanna play a couple games of b-ball? It’ll get your mind of that disaster of a birthday party.” He asked curiously after a moment. “Sure. I was hoping you’d say that.” I smiled. “I had to get out of the house. I …
The Layover
“I’m sorry. Ma’am, but due to the storm… I’m sorry, sir, can you come here please, you’ve both came from the same place and are going to the same place too,” she said, waving her hand. I looked at him, and I immediately slathered my lips as he stood next to me. Even as we …
Colleen and Nathan’s First Time
As they began their senior year, they both celebrated their eighteenth birthdays that were only one day apart. Nathan gave her a boxed set of Beatles CDs, and Colleen gave him a set of socket wrenches to work on his new car, a vintage Mustang convertible that was a gift from his parents. Colleen and …