Young old Stories

Jack rose early the following morning, having tossed and turned all night due to Haley catching him masturbating. He was worried about his marriage to Debbie should she learn what happened. Jack sat at the kitchen island sipping his coffee and watching the early morning news. “Morning, Jack,” said Haley in an usually soft voice. Jack looked up from the newspaper, “Hi,” he said. Pausing, “Should we talk?” “Not now. I just...

It had been about a week and a half since Crystal and I talked with our principal, Gary Pudwell. We had gone out to dinner several times in public and to the movies, and she would come out with me when I had recess duty. On Tuesday morning, Christina Howard, a forty-five-year-old second-grade teacher, stopped me in the hallway before school. “Can I ask you a personal question?” she asked. Without a pause, she continued, “...

I met friends the night of the 2024 election at a local wine bar and craft beer taproom. We figured it was a good night to go out drinking since the TV networks would have wall-to-wall news coverage on the election results. When I arrived, my friends, Bob and Greg were already seated at a table. As I walked across the room, I couldn’t help but notice the four younger women at the adjacent table: they were all beautiful an...