The cruise

THE CRUISE We boarded the huge cruise liner in Venice, Italy for a seven day trip up into the Baltic Sea, with stops in Athens and Istanbul, then on to Yalta and Odessa before returning[…]

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Cougar condo

“This isn't taken is it?” Stephanie said to the woman laying to her right. “Oh no,” was the reply. Stephanie Van Deven put her towel out in the chaise lounge and then laid down on[…]

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Mother nature

Deep in the woods of Tennessee in the midst of its rolling mountains and tall pines lays a small, crystal clear lake. Up a winding pathway north of there is a cozy cabin. It is[…]

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Little pete

Little Pete Jenny watched the clock as it got closer to 3:00 o’clock. When the bell sounded today at three school would dismiss for 3 whole months this year. Jenny would spend this break with[…]

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Phoenix: halloween

Techno music blared from the massive speakers and several fog machines spewed out foul smelling white smoke but the teens danced anyway in the heat of their store-bought costumes despite the lack of oxygen and[…]

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Mukuneiu: red moon

{ } scenes are flashbacks. ~ —–The only thing she truthfully remembered of that cold night was staring into the glowing headlights as they passed by. Her skin was dry, yet felt brittle, and she[…]

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