Note: This is part 2 of 4. Any similarities to real people or events are unintentional and coincidental. * * * * * * I spent the weekend hiding in my bed. I couldn't face leaving the house in case I was recognised, and I didn't want to see any more newspapers. I still couldn't believe that Ben had thought we could get back together after he hit me, or that...
Some families have sapphire blue eyes; some might all grow up to be gardeners or doctors, while others have an innate affinity for music. My family? We're witches. Not witches in the nonsensical cackling, broom wielding monstrosities that has become the stereotype. Each of us are human beings, just like you, except we have magic intertwined with our life's e...
My friend Paul and I have to admit in all of the twelve years of our relationship that we had never had such an amusing night as last Friday. I know that this requires some explanation, so I’ll attempt to do my best to regal you with this story. It was around three in the afternoon, Paul and I, my name is John by the way, were just getting out of school wh...
Thomas and Niko in the City of Trees - Chapter 16 — My legs are pretty tired by the time I get close to home. I've just done so much goddamn walking. Maybe it was the three-hour nap I took in the middle of the day, but I'm having some trouble shaking this surreal feeling. I can hardly remember the end of my conversation with Owen, nor making up my mind to...
Here I am, chatting away to a total stranger in a van travelling half-way across the country, and it's 3am. I'm tired, I'm content, and I've still got a faint whiff of man in my nose. I'll catch you up to speed with this, one of the most interesting days of my life! It started with me taking this apprentice work for a company I'm hoping to join. It's a simp...
Scott Griffin pulled his blue Ford Mustang into a parking space just to the left of the loading dock of Stonewall Hall. At least six cars were battling for spaces closer than his to the door in the loading area, but he didn't care. He was only a little farther away but he could walk his bags in the little extra distance. He wouldn't have to deal with the pus...
Man attacked by thugs finds his son one of them * This is a true story, as told to me by a friend. Names have been changed to protect identities. I was about to retire. A couple more years. I was looking forward to it. I was getting tired of teaching. I coached the sports teams and taught physical training at Obaledi College. I had a favorable rating--los...
My name is Tom. After many years of procrastinating, I decided to go to an electronics convention I had been interested in. My wife wasn't interested so I went solo. Arriving early Friday evening, the show wasn't really going to get moving until Saturday. I got to my room and unloaded my bags then headed for the lounge. I am not much of a drinker, but I de...
I grew up in New England. My mom was a Sales Director for Boeing and starting when I was ten, moved to the West Coast for six months out of the year which left me at home with my dad. He was also a Director, but for an Investment Firm, so needless to say I had a great childhood especially being an only child. Everything was pretty good until I turned 18. Whe...
Thomas and Niko in the City of Trees - Chapter 20 — A cross stands watch over this town. It actually looks kind of majestic up there on that flat rock if you don't think too much about the undertones. A lot of people have tried to have it taken down over the years. I get it. Better to represent none than only one, and all that. But here's the thing: You ge...