Written By Poppet:For LushStories ONLY!Faded Memory I remember when we met and things were new and exciting. Remember? I remember when we met and we spent endless hours together. Remember? I remember when we met we couldn’t get enough of each other. Remember? I remember when I met you I liked you. Remember? I remember…
Donât get me wrong – itâs not that Iâm not normally a competitive person. I am. Sports, business, gambling, hell even playing chutes and ladders with my nephews I always want to win. So I absolutely am competitive. It’s just that whenever I get together with Sherry, those competitive juices go into complete overdrive. To…
There was a time When it was new My heart missed a beat When I saw you There online Charming, different Teasing and laughing Beguiled by you Your rough edges Made sparks rubbing against me I paid no attention To what happened When I was absent Time zones saw to that You wanted me all…
Chapter: November âNightmares Are Made of Thisâ *** Never quite even-handed or necessarily fair, life settles on the precipice of endless balances: wealth and poverty, ambition and apathy, love and hate, darkness and light⌠dreams and nightmares. Often it seems as if there is an excess of the bad and the good will never come,…
Chapter: December âDonât Dream, Itâs Overâ *** Losing someone you love is a devastating experience, and even after decades of weathering lifeâs travails, the human body is a terribly fragile creation. Grief is the embodiment of stress, emotional strain, and the body reacts adversely. The immune system may be compromised, a heart condition exacerbated. Couple…
Chapter: September âThe Glow of the Moonâ *** Decisions vary in scope and importance. We make them all the time; their making defines us as people, tells others who we have been, what we are, what we might be. Maybe you like pina coladas and getting caught in the rain, or hot summer nights with…
Chapter: October âThe Light of the Sunâ *** For all of the human heartâs shortcomings, there is a great deal to be said for the sphere of emotion. Reason, insight, and intellect are admirable, even outstanding in their ability to teach us to overcome our obstacles, but on their own, they lack depth and complexity⌅
Chapter: June âTies That Bindâ *** In a parallel universe, anything is possible. A world might exist where youâre the president, a prize-winning journalist, a loud-mouthed radio host, or maybe just a homeless bum. An ideal you might even exist, a you that never had any regrets, made all the right choices, and walked through…
Chapter: August âThe Sun and the Moonâ *** Life is as full of treasured moments as it is of hardship, though the challenges and obstacles that must be overcome can seem insurmountable, weighing so heavily that it seems even Atlas must be crushed under its mass. When those special gifts keep coming, it is easy…
Chapter: April âDirty Dancingâ *** If you have any talent for bullshitting, there are some torpedoes you can see coming and prepare for with a little well-intentioned manipulation. Evil questions like âDo these pants make my ass look fat?â or âDo you think that girlâs hot?â can be deflected with a casual compliment to the…
Chapter: May âReality Checkâ *** Meeting a girlfriendâs parents is a defining moment in a relationship; theoretically, youâll make a lasting impression on your honeyâs parents that wonât make them go for the shotgun. Yes, maâam. I do think your daughter is a lovely, talented young woman and I think the world of her. No…
Chapter: March âBetween the Barsâ *** There are moments so uncomfortable that you wish you could be anywhere else, like being face to face with someone calling you an asshole, or a post-sex confrontation with your girlfriendâs shrieking sister. An invitation to meet your sweetieâs father shouldnât be one of those, of course, but when…
Chapter: February“Love (and Lust) is in the Air” *** Ever get a feeling of intense guilt when youâre not sure exactly what it is that youâre supposed to be guilty of, a sense that an apology is demanded in a situation where youâre dead certain an apology would only make things worse? Oil on water,…
We started out great just you and me in a friendshipfull of understanding, listening, and patience. It continuedto grow, the longer we talked and the more we shared of each otherâs dreams. Then just yesterday you looked back and decided no more!Why did you tell me things you would later take back?Did you even want me…
Chapter: January “Starting the Year With a Bangâ *** âHey, asshole.â Isnât it funny how some things never change? First and last impression, like mirror images. Those were the first words Greg Bartels had ever spoken to him, and despite not having seen the guy for nearly two years, were the first to spill out…