My mom’s words — once directed at herself — echoed in my mind — In Housing & Compromises, I mentioned how my parents were like nomads, and we never lived in one place for more than 4 years. In all of her adult life, my mom frequently moved. Three years before her passing in 2017, she moved to a flat within walking distance from…

The home for all stories of five chapters or more — As many of you might have noticed, once a week I post a chapter of the series, Thirteen Years. I publish that series on ‘Serial Stories’, a publication I created a couple of months ago. Why Serial Stories? I used to post the chapters for Thirteen Years with a different publication, but there…

They say to picture your audience naked, but this is even better! — I stand to the side of the stage, hiding behind the curtains. Out there, just out of sight, every seat in the auditorium is occupied. I will never get used to this — people gathering in huge numbers to listen to me talk. They’ve already read my books, and during…

Dom’s Place #10 — What to do when there’s no more champagne to serve? — Robin became a frequent visitor of Dom’s Place. In the downstairs social area, she had met Sheila, and the two young women immediately became friends. It hadn’t taken long for them to move from friends to lovers, and they started booking duo sessions with Dom. Sheila was only interested in…

I’m always looking for ways to satisfy my creative side — Just this evening, I said to someone that I am never bored, and I don’t understand when people say they are. I am always busy. Always. This can be a pitfall, especially when I push myself unnecessarily, but I can still not picture myself sitting in a chair, doing nothing…

Feeling attracted to one of the huntsmen, the king wanted to explore those unfamiliar feelings — A king’s son sat next to the love of his life when he received the news about his father being gravely ill. He told his love he wanted to see his father once more before he died; that he had to go. …

Thirteen Years #40: The story of a friend, and his fight with AIDS — Continued from… Questions, Questions, Questions Annie was too upset to reply to Isaac right away. When she replied the next day, she told him they will always support him, no matter what. …

They both had their reasons for keeping their ridiculous arrangement in place — Summer solstice. His birthday. June twenty-one. The day they always met and had for the past twenty-one years. Brielle curled her toes in the sand, but not because of joy at being on this beautiful beach. No, it was all tension. Fear. Fear of going. Fear of not going. She…