This story is part of a continuation of my Road Trip series (see the end of 'Road Trip -- California' for a list of the chapters of that series, in order to be read). You need not read that series to enjoy this one. Although real places and celebrity names are used for realism, this story is fiction. Please 'read, enjoy, vote, and comment.' Synopsis of This...
The city sprawled out both sides of the river like a concrete jungle, with its skyscrapers, rising like fingers into the air. The vista provided a picturesque scene through the wide windows of Maria Kelly's apartment. To Maria it was the start of another day as a successful journalist working for the City Times. She felt good about her mission in life at p...
You may want to read previous chapters before this one. A big 'Thank You' to Estragon for his editing and making this story a much better read. Chapter 4: After the divorce By the time the divorce was final I knew Carol and I were truly finished. During those early months the kids might stop by to see me. They never stayed long because there wasn't a lot...
There are three things I must say about this story before you read it. Firstly, there is a character in it that closely parallels a celebrity (I slightly changed the name). I want to make it clear that my character and the celebrity are NOT the same person—even in my twisted mind. This story is not about the above mentioned celebrity, but I had to include so...
A New Regime Sitting in the passenger seat, Ellen spent the final hour of our return to Steamboat Springs on her cell phone. It was marvelous to hear. She summoned Kathleen and Toni back to Steamboat. She called Claire and asked if she and Lyn could arrange a place for everyone to eat, sleep and talk. Mely's houses were tied up with remodeling and networkin...
About July 26 it always got really old. Especially on a Saturday. Every summer on the ride home, as they came down the track through Walpole he just got this feeling that 'hell, school is out and I should be on vacation.' Not some dumb, squeeze-it-in vacation, three days worrying about all the shit still happening at work, another three at the end worrying a...
Building a Risky Business After the excitement of launching Western Investors, and the grand celebration in Denver, a dose of down to earth hard work was needed. I was astonished by the way everyone chewed through difficult assignments and put in long hours without complaint. Most evenings, Ellen got everyone on speaker phone who wasn't traveling or enter...
For those of you waiting for the next chapter, I'm sorry for the long pause. Life happens, and Dani got lost in the shuffle. I do certainly Hope I get a chance to share some time with Dani much sooner this time around... Having to go back and reread 1-8, because my notes didn't have enough info tells me that I need better notes, or I was away waaayyy toooo L...
Copyright @ calibeachgirl Thanks to estragon and deepblue * Chapter 8 "What is this?" he demanded, finding his voice at last. "You say you're leaving? But that's impossible, totally unacceptable! I just arrived here a few days ago and I am depending on you to help me. Surely it's not necessary for you to leave now, before breakfast? How will you even rea...
(This story is a part of the Blackedmerica series, which is set in an alternate history.) Chapter 2 Half a mile down the road, Singleton turned onto the dirt road leading to the Marshes. The people who lived there, though quite poor, had formed a small and somewhat thriving community. Townfolk liked to call them rednecks and hillbillies since they kept mos...