Jack settled into his chair to read the biography he got for his birthday last week. His wife and three sons had gone with her parents to their lakefront cottage for a month. His job wouldn’t let him leave the city where it was hot and muggy. He was going to join them at the end of the month for a quiet 3 day weekend. It was all he could afford to take. Afte...
An interesting thing happened to me on my way home a couple of weeks ago, but first, i have to give a little background. My dad played in a rock band when he was in High School and college, and decided to start up his own band. He grabbed a couple of his high school buddies and his brother and started their band. My dad plays bass, rhythm guitar and keyboard...
**Author's Note: I know I have been saying this over and over, but I really do mean it. Your comments are very helpful. I am beyond grateful that many of you are enjoying this story so far. There are moments when it is hard to begin a chapter, but when I am on the roll, it seems very hard to stop (as you can see with the last chapter, lol). One minute I had...
I sat in my seat as the bell rang. The classroom slowly begun to settle as the teacher left his seat and started passing out our graded papers. I am Claire, a senior in high school. I'm eighteen years old. I have blonde hair to my shoulders and piercing green eyes. I normally keep to myself, but I am slowly learning how to open up a bit. I watched my teache...
We lasted eleven weeks as the house band, a pretty good run. Our agent said it best. "House bands are like strippers, once they get used to your face they get bored." While we were there I got close to Sandy and Sammi, as friends. Because our schedules actually matched we could get together and go to movies, art galleries, flea markets, or just hang out. I...
Housed in a tiny shack-like building right on the waterfront, Red's Java House was a famous old-school eatery. It was a bit divey but had charm, and seated at a small table right next to the window, Jeneda nervously waited for Mateo to show up. She'd ordered tea to blend in, as simply sitting at a table with no food would surely look funny. But the truth of...
This is another one of my short stories that is absolutely true. I was sitting in the waiting area having two new tires installed to replace my front two. I had my infamous see thru shorts on with my 20 rings around my balls. Now, lets get started. I was sitting on a chair with a magazine facing the glass window out to the parking area. I saw this black lad...
She walked in, looked around and clutched her bag a little tighter. I waved her over to the table, the chair pulled out and inviting. I pressed the trigger before she'd finished sitting down. "No problem finding the place?" She shook her head and looked around. "This place okay? It looks pretty sketchy." She had a leather jacket over her regular costume....
Tina was 30, and already divorced. She'd married her college sweetheart shortly after graduation and went to work as an ER nurse, while he'd started his career as a software developer. The sex was good to start, and they'd put off having kids until after their debts were paid off. However, as they approached their 7th anniversary, he'd started becoming more...
Those of a certain age might remember the summer of 1963. Some would call it the last summer of innocence in reference to JFK's final months in office and a year before LBJ, his vice-president and successor, upped the ante in Vietnam. Top 40 radio fans listened to songs such as Sukiyaki and Surf City, It's My Party and Blue on Blue. The Birds, Dr. No and Gid...