Entries by youngaugustine

Empty nest fun

We’ve just sent our youngest off to college, and so we’re starting to get used to a quieter home. With my wife’s mom living with us, seldom is the occasion when we have the house totally to ourselves. But just such an occasion presented itself a few weeks ago. I elected to take full advantage […]

True North

I am awakened by my erection, having been dreaming about you. It surprises me sometimes how hard I can get in this half-awake state, almost, but not quite, to the point of pain. How to describe the feeling? Longing? No, that is the word of those who reach for something unavailable or far away. Desire? […]

The Taste of Her

First story, one that reflects on 30 years of marriage. I have never stopped loving the taste of her. Tonight: returning from a trip. I’m not certain what it is about travel—perhaps simply the distance, the knowledge that should something go terribly wrong, I will not see her again. She, the woman of my dreams […]