February 15th, 2016
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It was Monday. I turned on the faucet and began filling the bathtub. I was bathing much more frequently, smoothing out my skin and relaxing my muscles. I wanted to be as perfect as I could be for Nelum when I arrived in Sunnyland.
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If he could actually afford me, I'd go on a cleanse. Being a concubine in truth would give me ( Read more... )

"I can't," I said, standing in the kitchen in front of the pantry. "I can't face people today."
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Hibiscus was near the stove, heating up after his long hours out in the cold working to thaw the water system so that the houses without water would have water again. I was thankful we were not one of those houses. I was frustrated that it happened to be ( Read more... )

[Continued from Part 1 and Part 2.]

I spent the weekend away from my computer. Silverstag Eco Hamlet was having a " Silverstag Values & Visions Retreat" to get the community together and bring our values, ideas and projects into a more cohesive vision of our future at Silverstag.
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Nelum: [Smiles.] We can also research some events that interest ( Read more... )

[Continued from here.]
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Nelum: I often give away massages and qigong sessions, without regard to money. Making enough to pay for my office space, food, and a little extra right now.
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Nuria: Doesn't quite compare to a personal concubine though. [Looks over one shoulder at you and winks.] (I'm having a lot of fun writing this to you.)
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Nelum: True ( Read more... )

Year: 2010
Location: Sunnyland
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Nelum wrote to me online. I'd never met him before. He was curious about raw food, and had found me through my blog or through meetup.com where I was quite active. He wanted to know if he could trade a massage for a raw food class.
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I wrote back to him with interest. I'd never had a professional massage before, and ( Read more... )