First Stories

For 2 girls, they remember 1968 quite differently than most of how their age group does. They do not remember it for the "Summer of Love", but for the "Winter of the Drive-In".

University or college years: parties, copious quantities of alcohol, and even more sex. I must have missed the memo on that but there were a few choice experiences. One birthday in particular stands out. Jill and Annabel come back to my flat. I think Annabel might be trying to set me up with her friend. And maybe she is - it's even working. But Jill and I soon discover that the adventurous Annabel has other ideas too.

Young soldier at Fort Knox, Kentucky goes with friends to a brothel in Louisville and is served by a black woman who becomes his sexual mentor. Later in life he becomes involved with another black woman who was once his student when he was a professor at college.

Tess is struck by a bolt of love in what she thinks of as the most unlikely of places - a baptism. Warning: This story may not be to everyone's tastes, but that's not about squicks. I conceived this story in response to a comment in Frank Downey's blog about the stupidity of virgin marriage, and it is about a relationship in the context of being christian. There is sex, but there's also religion, which some have found uncomfortable

A mother and son are trapped in their basement as a tornado destroys their house. In their time of need, they turn to each other for comfort and more. / (Reviews)