As Dr. Perry awaited her newest patient she reflected on how far her practice had come in the last twenty-two years, and especially the last sixteen when she began her current specialization. Like many in her profession, Dr. Elizabeth Perry, or Liz, had gotten into the field of psychology, in part, to better understand her own inner demons. Liz had had a d...
The ad read: Is your fiancée an out-of-control Bridezilla? If so, we can cure her within one week, guaranteed. Tony liked the sound of that. Megan had been just hung up her cell phone after screaming down the line at somebody about the ribbons she'd been sent being burgundy, and not the mauve she actually ordered. Well, Tony was sick and tired of all th...
This inspiration for this story came from a novel I recently finished. The premise of the story will follow the author's premise for a very short time but he never developed the direction I will take the story. His entire treatment of the subject was done in a couple of pages. I guess he isn't the same type of personality as me where I like to explore these...
Chapter One - What Really Happened to Jeremy at Home Jeremy woke with a start. Looking about, his eyes focused on at the gently moving, heavy curtains. A steady breeze, invited by the open screened windows, carried the crisp autumn cool into his room. Thud. Jeremy tossed off the covers and, like a child, raced to look out each window for the origin of the s...
(The sixth installment in the Lance Sheldon Chronicles) Chapter 1: The Announcement "We need a break, take a vacation," Jessica Sheldon informed her husband over breakfast one morning. "We do, huh?" Lance inquired. "Yes, we do," she said adamantly. "It's been a rough year for us. Morale was so low at Livermore that you and two thirds of the teachers left...
Vanessa Perry sipped coffee from her mug as she looked out at the summer sun rising over Philadelphia. The forty-year-old executive sighed deeply as she reflected back on her life. She had grown up the youngest daughter of an extremely wealthy family. She had dreams of growing up, falling in love and getting married, like her four siblings before her. Howeve...
Friday morning "I talked to your mom last night," she said to her husband as he stepped out of the shower, "and she mentioned tomorrow is your father's birthday. Do you want to call him?" "No." "You know, it's none of my business, but..." "That's right, Abby. It's none of your business, so drop it." "Does he even know about Micah?" "I have no idea. And...
The decision had been made; Taylor would take care of his ladies and save his money. First thing to do was check his old client list and see what he could squeeze out of that. He went to class and walked home thinking about buying a car but decided that the exercise was good for him and he needed to save the money. He sat at the computer and compiled his c...
Chapter 1 I bought out the guy I worked for for twelve years when he finally wanted to retire. He owned a small home repair business that was really kind of a general handyman operation since he took on just about any request that customers came in with, maybe from painting to plumbing repair, wallpaper removal, electrical rewiring, small concrete repair, m...
I awoke at 2am with images and text nagging me. It was a new story, new characters. The entire plot wasn't clear to me yet, and I knew it wouldn't be until I'd spent several days at my keyboard. That's how my muses usually delivered stories to me, in bits and pieces until suddenly it becomes clear. I'm their vessel of expression, a mere mortal slave to their...