Horsehair and Mustard
Okay so, the Mustard Festival in Urnäsch.
Tender and slow first time stories
Stories in First Time tagged tender and slow, ranked by how many readers finish them. Reads run 20 to 26 minutes. Writers to know: Pulse of Willow, Sparrow Tale and Dusk Fable. Readers usually start with “Horsehair and Mustard” and “The Glasses Between Us”. Some are free to read in full; the rest open with a free preview.
Tender and slow first time stories, ranked by readers
01 02 The Glasses Between Us
Belinda Gonzales was fifty-two years old and she held views about tip jars.
03 The First Blow
Okay, so here's how my Tuesday went.
04 The Last First
The gallery opening was one of those free wine and cheese things my coworker Pat dragged me to because he hated going alone.
05 Thaw Point
You'd think a guy who does pretend for a living could handle a little cold.
06 Slow Summer Seduction
*This one's for anyone who's ever hoped for a first time that's both hot and awkwardly human.
07 The Attention of Her Hands
Roni was thirty-four years old and had been a flight attendant for nine years, and she could sleep in a middle seat in row 31 with a…
08 First Frost
The drive up took six hours and I did most of it with the radio off, which should tell you something about the state I was in.
09 Carnival Confession
The festival was a twenty minute drive from my apartment, and I spent all twenty of them rehearsing what I'd say.
10 The Diving Bell
I drove up to the cottage on a Thursday in late April, and the first thing I saw was the lake, gray and flat as an ironing board.
11 The Last Showing
The realtor left the key in the lockbox and told us to take our time, which was either kindness or a sales tactic, and with realtors it is…
12 The Last Bedroom
The last bus out of Waskom left at 6:40, and I know this now with the kind of precision you only get from watching it happen.
13 Slow Evenings in Killeen
Delia had a rule about Tuesday nights.