I'm angry. Angry not at the knowing glances your friends give me when I show up at the bar having finished what I had to do earlier than I expected. I know you've shared some details of our relationship with them and me crying off tonight then showing up out of the blue just reinforces what they think they know about our relationship. That's ok, it doesn't...
Author's Note: This is my story, I wrote it, stealing is lame. If you don't like it, don't read it. To all the editors and critics who repeatedly use 'clumsily worded' in their corrections for my potential use: The words I use are specific; get gooder brain power. Any comments and feedback, positive or negative, is appreciated - Not to mention everyone likes...
There are no underage characters in this Review & Essay. All characters portrayed are over 18. * Susan Jill Parker refuses to take anti-depressant medication. Yeah, no kidding. Is Hannah depressed? Of course she's depressed. She's a Mennonite. Not to write anything bad about Hannah, about Mennonites, and/or about the Amish but I thought to myself how hap...
I met Amanda some years ago when both were at the University. After a while we fell in love and got married. None was a virgin when we married but I did not matter for none was really curious about each others private lives from before we met. After a few years of marriage, actually, some months ago, we both decided that each one should have his/her own nig...
Social Worker: "You both appear to be upset today. Who wants to talk about it first?" Carol nods to John, but he shakes his head no. Social Worker: "John, for the past 4 sessions you've arrived with the same attitude. And from what I can see, you and Carol have hit a plateau. What do you think?" John, looking angry shakes his head no, but no one else says...
This is another excerpt from the story I wrote called "The Stranger At The Well". * Rachel gave birth to a son, and she and Donald rejoiced in all they had accomplished together. Zachary grew stronger and more alert day by day, as Rachel adjusted to their new life as a family of three. She took a length of fabric and wound it around her back and over he...
The summer I was 19 I was working at camp as a counselor. Hanging out with this guy Ethan. Ethan is religious and he's a virgin at 18. I wasn't. We talk a lot about his limits and what he was and wasn't comfortable doing with me. He's committed to staying a virgin until marriage. He asks that I respect that and that I do not either induce him or allow him to...
It was an absolute nightmare. Javier and I argued. He paid attention to every woman at the party except for me. I sat on the sidelines in tears, watching him drift further and further away from me, until the phone rang. Startled, I jumped and almost fell off the couch. The nightmare had been only that, though I was still in the grip of it. I fumbled for my...
Ch. 7: Haunted by the Ghost of Mrs. Nguyen The trip from the east was finally over. The conference I had been attending had its high points and I had made a few valuable contacts but I was happy to be getting home. As I made the long drive from the airport to our new house in the suburbs, I realized how much I had missed Melinda on this trip. We had been to...
"Well?" Vanessa said, "aren't you going to introduce us to your..... Friends?" Her eyes never left the faces of the two women standing by their table. Rik and Luc looked at each other and then at the two women. "Yeah Luc, who are these two?" Frannie asked. "Damn Luc and his cock!" Rik thought. "We're waiting." Veronica said impatiently. "Vanessa and Ve...