My mother, kindly soul that she was, somehow agreed to take in two Swedish students for a fortnight before they joined some of their friends who were to camp in the Lake District in August. My elder sister had recently left home so there was a room vacant, into which she put twin beds; and as I had passed my driving test she reckoned I would be able to look...
The August heat was getting to him, so was his loneliness. Throwing on a t-shirt and grabbing his running shoes, Jay closed the sliding door behind him. Starting down the familiar pathway he admired the sun as it began to set. He loved his evening walks, the same route every night didn't bother him, in fact he enjoyed the routine. Now however, he walked alo...
Dale was your average 19 year old college kid. He grew up in a small town where everybody knew everybody else and anything exciting rarely happened. Dale was attending college at a school that was an hour away from his house. He lived on campus and dormed with his best friend, Steve, from high school. They always got along well and had a good time so far at...
I became a homeowner for the first time at age twenty-two. It was the summer before my senior year in college and my grandmother had just died. I expected she'd will all her money to my father – her only child. Grandma came through though and left me over two hundred thousand dollars. Although I thought about buying the most expensive car on the market, goi...
When I got to the first turnout up the Waimea Canyon Road and couldn't see anything I knew that my worst fears had come true. The fog had beaten me. If I'd just gotten up a little earlier I might have had a better chance of getting clear weather. But it was late morning now and things weren't going to get better. Kauai, the smallest of the major Hawaiian Is...
The Trip Begins When my wife and I moved back to Denver from Las Vegas, her mom and dad flew down to help us with the move. After a few days of packing, the moving van arrived and we basically got out of the way while the company loaded up the truck. While the movers were busy doing their thing, Edward and I dropped the girls off at the McCarran airport for...
Two days after Daniel had come over, I was working at the shop when Max came in. There weren't that many people in the shop and I had another employee by the front window setting up some boards. Max walked up to the counter where I said, "Afternoon, Max." "Afternoon to you too, Dick," he replied. He wore black skinny jeans with a white sleeveless shirt. The...
**Toby** Darren called during my few days off asking if I could meet him at the main office. I wondered if he was changing my work assignment. I've been basically stuck on nights since the fucked up of punching Scott. Maybe I'll hear something about more about the promotion. I've been done with my degree for almost two years and like always, 'Toby, please j...
When I tripped on the tree trunk and went down, I knew I was in trouble. Here I was in the middle of an Alaskan forest, all alone and defenseless. I tried to get up, but it was hopeless. My foot just kept buckling under me. Maybe I could crawl my way out of there, but which direction was out? "Help," I yelled "is anybody around? I'm in trouble!" Nothing. Gre...
I was suddenly intrigued with all the little gadgets and folders on my cell phone. Well, not so much intrigued as I was mildly distracted. I'd just gotten off the phone with Jess who seemed to be having a splendid time somewhere on a side of Waikiki that I would know very little about. She wanted some girl time which was fine with me because it allowed Dave...