Note: This story contains adult language and addresses issues such as sex in a way that may not be appropriate for all readers. Dear Diary,Mordechai took me into Shushan today. Not the Jewish part, that’s so crummy, but the real part where everybody else goes. He is so cool, you’d never guess he was Jewish.Continue reading “Esther’s Diary”
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Love and Respect (for mature teens)
Note: This story addresses an abusive relationship and portrays sex in a way that may not be comfortable for some readers She pleaded with her eyes, don’t do this to me, don’t make me do this. Why did he get like this sometimes? He could be so nice, but then this. “Do it. Now,” heContinue reading “Love and Respect (for mature teens)”
New Beginnings (a Tu B’Shevat story)
If you ask Allie, things started going downhill after what everyone now refers to as ‘the scandal.’ But things weren’t going well for her even before the incident. She had trouble fitting in at school and out of school for that matter. Yes, she participated in activities at school, such as the orchestra, where sheContinue reading “New Beginnings (a Tu B’Shevat story)”
Dating
If I lift my eyes away from David’s bandaged face, away from the tube going into his nose and the wires attached to the monitors and the bag dripping fluids into his arm I can see out the window to the Mediterranean Sea. Palm trees frame the view of bright blue ocean and deep, clearContinue reading “Dating”
Sleeping with Strangers
Waking up with Claire on weekend mornings was a sweet pleasure. We would cuddle like spoons in her bed. I would caress her heavy, round breasts, and she would purr in a contented way, slowly opening her large, dark deep eyes. I knew I could run my hands along her milky white thighs and quicklyContinue reading “Sleeping with Strangers”
The Silver Bullet (a High Holiday story)
Mark knew he was really in trouble this time, more trouble, far more trouble, than he ever wanted. He had been getting into bigger and bigger trouble all year long without even really thinking about it. He just did things that got him into trouble, things he didn’t even particularly want to do. It allContinue reading “The Silver Bullet (a High Holiday story)”
Acts of Loving Kindness
Marty knew he should be thinking about his father and his family, but all he could think about were himself and hockey camp. His father had been hurt last summer in an accident and hadn’t been able to work since then. He could barely move around the house, and then only with the help ofContinue reading “Acts of Loving Kindness”
The One God
The two girls were too busy with the work their mom had given them in the yard to notice the figure approaching. Although they were only 11 years old, they were expected to help out taking care of the crops and the animals. They lived on a small farm in Canaan. The work was veryContinue reading “The One God”
The New Kid
Sarah didn’t want to go to school. Ordinarily she loved school; well, she loved her old school, with all her friends. But on Friday her family moved to a new city. She didn’t want to go, but her dad had started a new job. She had no choice. Today her mom would take her toContinue reading “The New Kid”
The Wicked Child
The first Seder had been awful. Edward didn’t like matzah and he said so. “This stuff is like cardboard. Do we really have to eat this junk all week?” He thought the whole idea of a Seder, the special Passover meal, was stupid, all the ritual this and symbolic that. The Four Questions that childrenContinue reading “The Wicked Child”
