With July in full swing, the temperatures here in the Boston area have begun to soar. Days with temps in the 90s are one of those things you have to get used to if you live in Massachusetts in the summer: it's right up there along with cowboy drivers on Storrow Drive or a Red Sox-Yankees pennant race, or -- if you want to go that far -- the State Police patr...
Good afternoon and welcome to the museum. Have you come far? You look tired. Come in and rest awhile and let me tell you about the museum. You have long hair. These are the boxes and the envelopes. The stamps are over there . . . no . . . over there in the top right drawer of the dark-stained Edwardian desk. In those I meant to wrap, bale, box and ship th...
I am a 20 year old Indian girl and this is the story of how just one incident transformed me. Right from the age of 14 when my body really began to blossom, I have been aware of the stares men gave me. I had been brought up decently if not exactly conservatively, and even though my parents gave me a lot of freedoms, they always expected me to maintain my Ind...
The summer night breeze feels warm as we exit the church and climb into the back of our limousine. The driver closes the door and we begin the long drive from the church to our wedding reception at the downtown Hilton. Cindy tells me the wedding was beautiful and then whispers to me, "I will be the best wife a man could ever wish for" as we embrace in the ba...
Susan and Tiffany paddled silently back to their island camp. After they dragged the canoe ashore and tied it to a small tree, they began to plan supper for their guest. Tiffany stopped and looked at Susan. "What just happened over there?" Susan smiled. "Don't ask me. I have no clue. That was so unlike me I still can't believe I just went up there and grab...
I always did love coming to the park, it was very secluded and very private, I could always do what ever I wanted without the worry that I would be overlooked. I approached my usual spot. The park was surrounded by trees, that way no one, unless in the park, could be seen, but I still went behind a gathering of bushes just in case. I laid out my blanket an...
This story was originally submitted as a contest entry. After removing it recently, I've been convinced that it should remain available for reader enjoyment. I am reposting for that purpose, not to play some game with ratings. This story recounts a wild adventure with my husband in the open desert over 40 years ago. I always acknowledge proofreading help p...
I recently went to New Orleans, and found the coolest club. It was like no other bar I had ever seen in my life. I just have to tell you about what happened that night. Here is a log of that night's events, from both my perspective and from my friend Darlene's perspective. 9:00 P.M., New Orleans, 85 degrees out. My name is Miranda. I am 29, 5"7, have medi...
I was tired of running from her. I never stayed more than a few months to a year in one place, working the odd job, making the odd friend. But then the deaths would start: stray animals found drained of blood; livestock mutilated and eaten; a child would go missing and would be found, torn and chewed. I'd be on the road by then, hitching my way cross count...
There were two events going on in our family during December of 1961. One was getting ready for the Christmas holidays and the other was getting ready to move to a new house after New Years. These two events would come together for me in a way that was quite unexpected. I was just about eleven years old, and like all kids, was looking forward to getting out...