Damned Babies
Jessie woke up exactly like a boulder would have. Her eyes cracked open like the doors of a sealed, ancient tomb. The first sight she saw was the red, angry digital clock that read an agonizing 8:49 AM. On a Sunday. She groaned, very long and very...
Going Home
The taxi cab hit heavy turbulence on the bumpy road, jostling Tim in the back seat. He wasn't in any kind of condition to be jostled. Once the drive evened out again, he lazily turned and looked out the window. He landed in Seattle about an hour ago....
The Draft
"Alright, team! Everyone up!" Lucas Harrier grumbled and rolled onto his back, feeling the weight of his belly shift against uncomfortably against his lungs. He'd already been in and out of sleep for that past few hours, but if Coach Pendergrass was...
A Little Slice of Paradise
The security screening was long, extensive, and uncomfortably invasive. Kristina would have only been more unsettled had the security personnel and employees hadn't seemed completely bored out of their skulls the entire time. She hadn't expected to...
Like Rabbits
At late afternoon on a Wednesday, Marcus and Nick were both at home lounging on the couch in a comfortable silence. Nick was slumped against the right arm, wearing nothing but the sweatpants he taught yoga in, and only mostly focused on the video game...
Dad With Benefits: Part 4
Hoyt sat at his kitchen table with a stack of papers he'd brought home to work on. At the moment, they were pushed to the side while he puzzled over the brand-new tablet that was barely too small for his hands. It was Jacob's Christmas present, only a...
The Summoning
It was the time of dusk where silhouettes stood out from the slowly darkening sky. The road was empty, pavement dirty from the aftermath of the day's rain. The storm had finally moved on by the time the van had reached the edge of town. The commuters...
Give the Devil His Due
"_Well_sir, with our cheapest package, that still gets you more than fifty channels provided by the basic cable service and access to pay-per-view programming, along with special deals on premium services like HBO and Starz." Jessie wiggled her pen...
Dad With Benefits: Part 1
Hoyt struggled with the shopping cart as he dragged it out of the stack and realized too late that a broken, squeaking wheel was making the job that much more difficult. Behind him, his twin children watched while simultaneously not helping. Jacob was...
Dad With Benefits: Part 3
Hoyt and Mallory continued to see one another over the summer, once the twins went off to summer camp. The kangaroo wasn’t exaggerating about her libido. Roughly three times a week, Hoyt found himself in bed with her, either at his house or her...
Belly Buddies (Part 1)
The waiting room was uncomfortably empty and the air conditioning was turned up too high for that time of year. Even Cora, raised originally in Scotland, was becoming uncomfortable by the cold air. It wasn't the kind she was used to. It felt sterile,...
Dad With Benefits: Part 2
Jackelyn and Jacob stayed with Hoyt for just under two weeks before he drove them farther upstate to drop them off at summer camp. Normally, it made him a little sad to be parted from his kids after such a short visit, but Hoyt found himself looking...