It was a long, boring day at work. I had never wanted to get home quite so badly as I did that day. Luckily, dinner was in the slow cooker so at least I could go home and unwind and not have to worry about cooking a meal, first. The kids were also not going till be home till late, between babysitting & practice, so we’d actually have some time alone. Nice....
I'm a teacher. I teach several classes and have many students. For the most part my students are smart, inquisitive alert, attentive, respectful and quick to respond. When I'm teaching, I'm alone. I'm the source and the resource for my students. Like any leader, I'm expected to know what I'm doing and where we're headed. As the leader, I'm alone. I'm expecte...
Jet would be lying to herself if she said the next three months were easy. They weren't. She and Jane got better. She felt recommitted to their relationship and Jane seemed happy. She started to even talk about moving in with Jet. Of course, that was a whole new level that Jet wasn't sure she was ready for, but it was nice to know that Jane trusted her and t...
Matt Jackson cursed himself for every kind of fool as he traipsed through the field from his grandfather's huge modern house to the small wooden frame house that had once been the original settlement on the family ranch. The way his luck was going lately he would step in a cow pie or worse yet a gopher hole. Ruined boots or a broken ankle seemed just recompe...
Sandy's Story The chilly mountain wind chilled me to the core. The small gathered crowd stood at the graveside for the final words and the lowering of the casket. The grave stood in a small alcove amongst the trees. It had a view of the distant mountains. Mom would have liked that. Tim, Randy, Michael, and I stood in a line and each of us mourned. Sadness...
While Matt was sitting in his photo lab, enjoying his fantasies about her, Mary Forrester was in her bedroom, getting ready for bed. When they got home, Ricky gave her a "good night" kiss and went to his bedroom, exhausted from the game. Her husband, Tom, was away on another of the long sales trips he'd been taking more and more of during the last few years....
Dear reader, The following is one chapter of an ongoing story. It is not intended as a stand-alone piece. Some chapters may be more graphic than others. ***** "Get her!" Andi ordered. Suddenly, someone grabbed me and held my arms tightly behind my back. Poor Kayla had been stripped completely naked. My bed had been pulled away from the wall and Kayla wa...
I walk down a long dark hallway, echoes filling my head hearing voices crying and screaming behind all the locked, and bolted doors. I quicken my pace, and turn to glance over my shoulder trying so hard to not get caught. I continue to make my way through the passage without paying attention to where I am going, and I walk right into You. I cannot see Your f...
Petra walked into the office. Ignoring the stares and whispers as she passed each desk. She knew they talked about her, but she tried to ignore it. Most of the people who worked here had two things on their minds, work hard , then party. Having grown up in a strict home, Petra didn't participate those things she was a complete novice. She didn't drink, smoke...
Please be patient with me and my writing, I'm trying to get somewhere with this story which is a little sad. My editor is a great author/editor. It's my writing that's taking leap. Thank you for reading my work and giving me constructive criticism. After her landlord left, Sheila felt a void in her heart. The cluelessness of Mrs. Downy worried her. The wom...