Learning to Be Seen
I've been carrying mail in Wexley for nine years now.
Tender and slow mature stories
Stories in Mature tagged tender and slow, ranked by how many readers finish them. Reads run 22 to 26 minutes. Writers to know: Observer of Starling, Moss Harbor and Midnight Draft. Readers usually start with “Learning to Be Seen” and “The Morning Light in San Miguel”. Some are free to read in full; the rest open with a free preview.
Tender and slow mature stories, ranked by readers
01 02 The Morning Light in San Miguel
The sun came through the window of the casita in a long stripe across the bed.
03 The Wig Maker's Weekend
The ad said house-sitter wanted, one weekend, references required.
04 The Birthday Weather
The chime went off again.
05 Late Summer Rooftop
The Bradford Hotel was the kind of place that advertised air conditioning and then delivered a suggestion of it.
06 The Conference Key
Bert met Liz twelve years ago at a yoga retreat outside Sedona, back when he was forty-two and teaching classes out of a strip mall studio…
07 Oil and Early Light
*This story came from a desire to write something tender and slow, set in a world of grease and hay where love finds its own quiet rhythm.
08 Through These Walls
I came through the apartment door with both hands full of groceries and my elbow trying to work the deadbolt behind me, which is a skill I…
09 Late Shift Love Match
My name is Dianne, I'm thirty-four years old, and I've been married to Sonny for five years.
10 The Plus-One Clause
Kelli had been staring at the invitation for four days when she finally made the call.
11 Climbing Coach
I turned 28 on a Monday, and I spent most of that morning telling teenagers where to put their feet.
12 The Night Shift Pilot
Dalton Jansen had been cleaning the crew lounge at Reno-Tahoe for eleven months now, and he had a system for the overnight shift that he…
13 Late Shift Love
The hallways are quiet at seven.
14 Swim Through the Night
I'm Margot.