A Ride to the Airport

I checked my wallet one more time to make sure I had my ID, then slid it back into my purse before pulling my phone out. The rideshare app had originally shown that my ride would arrive within the next minute. I’d had rides cancelled previously, which was okay when I didn’t have a tight … Read more

An Adequate Hike

I hadn’t been hiking in at least a year when I pulled to the side of the road in east county San Diego mid-morning in early May. I thought it would be better to get an early start, but when my alarm went off, I remembered that I don’t like getting up early, so I … Read more

Tom, the Mediocre Lover, Makes Breakfast

“Morning.” I felt a soft finger running up and down my arm, and squinted one eye open to see a dark-haired man with green eyes propped on an elbow in front of me on the bed, smiling. Crap, what was his name again? “Morning,” I said, skipping the name. “Last night was really great,” he … Read more

Tom, the Mediocre Lover, Serves Wine

“Can I get you a glass of wine?” he asked. “Sure,” I replied with a nod. He held up a bottle of red and I nodded again, glancing down at his butt as he poured. It looked firm, but not so big I’d classify it as a bubble butt. “Here you go,” he said, handing … Read more