Hank was listening to the windshield wipers clapping rhythm to the radio, "God I hope the rain stops soon," he thought to himself. He was hoping this trip would loosen Paula up some. He looked over at her sitting in the passenger seat and gulped at thinking about the possibilities. A weekend in nature was not Paula's idea of a great time, she was more comfor...
So about three years ago I went to the doctors about a strange rash that covered my legs, arms back and chest. I had the usual tests and all came back negative. Other symptoms included weight loss (I had dropped 25 kilos in just under 3 months), vertigo, itching and then came the pain. Eventually I was admitted to hospital. Bedbound and almost incapacitated...
Recollections of an encounter- "What kind of wine would you like me to bring?" I emailed her. The message came back, "Malbec." Good choice. I really like the dark berries and spiciness that Malbecs possess. They sip well all by themselves, though I was hoping the pairing for this one, tonight, would be more than just a nice wine tasting. She had a light...
May 2011 Monday, May 1, 2011 Big North called me to tell me that I was needed on Saturday the 9th to be one of their bikini bike wash girls. I was expected at his north side motorcycle dealership at 8:00 a.m. wearing "my sexiest bikini bottom, a cotton t-shirt, and heels." For some reason I asked the ages of the other girls and was told that except for o...
Starting college can be quite an ordeal. Moving away from home, leaving your friends, and struggling to find your place in a new society can be stressful. For some, this challenge is met by jumping in with both feet and joining as many social circles as possible. For others, finding a person to cling to is the best method of overcoming this surge of uncertai...
When our last child started school I spent the first couple of weeks enjoying my time alone, but it wasn’t long before boredom set in. After almost fifteen years of raising children, I just wasn’t prepared for that much peace and quiet and I longed for the company of adults. Our neighbour Carolyn came to my rescue. She manages a local YMCA and she told she...
"This one?" He asked her hopefully. They had been inseparable for the past few days. That first night, had been a wash. They had both slept through the afternoon and until the morning. They had awakened with her wrapped around him, her little leg thrown over his hip. He slid out of bed to pee, and when he came back in she had thrown the blanket over her head...
"If this does not solve your issue Patrick. I swear to God I am going to fire you as soon as you get back." "Yes, sir." Patrick muttered as he hung up the phone. Patrick was sitting in some therapist's waiting room. He looked around at the cream-colored walls as he debated reading Newsweek. He decided against it and his mind wandered. 'This is all her faul...
LARA CROFT AND THE GOLDEN APE The safari was two weeks out of Kenyatta...the first part of the journey made by Land Rover and the last a walk through jungle so thick that they were lucky to make a mile a day. The line of porters snaked along behind, twenty men in all carrying the supplies that would be needed to get the expedition into the area where the to...
The young man, brow furrowed and glasses perched low, bent over the table. His scalpel gleamed in the low light as he sliced through flesh and sinew. A thick tube was twisted with some force into the opening he created, allowing a dark viscous fluid to ooze toward the drain. Mr. Walker didn't move, but that was expected. Corpses tend not to do that. He turn...