I looked out the window at the freshly fallen snow. Up and down the street the houses were all decorated for the season. Santa's and reindeer on the roofs, Nativity scenes in front yards, outside trees strung with lights and inside trees shining through windows. Holiday spirit was everywhere, everywhere but in my house. I turned from the window and took in t...
Yet another story idea given to me from LiveJournal and edited by Blackwing. ***** 'My darling boy,' Martha sat on the edge of the bed Rick shared with his wife, her adult son snoring gently. The effects of his food poisoning had left him bedridden, his body weak and requiring constant bed rest. Martha's fingers threaded between Rick's as she leaned over a...
I went over to Woodbine and talked to my old boss and he gave me a job. I had to go through the hiring process again and that meant filling out all the applications and other assorted paperwork. I didn't know if it would be caught in the office, but I thought it might be worth a try so when I got to the block where it asked for the social security number I p...
Author's note: the following story is purely a work of fiction and any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. The author wishes to express his gratitude to Copperbutterfly for her editing to make this a better story. Looking back in time, it is funny – in a strange sort of way – how things develop into something that you never expected...
Although 90% of you won't believe it - I wouldn't - I feel obligated to tell the truth about this story. Although all of the details are embellished or imagined, the basic facts and relationships between the three main characters are absolutely true. They still exist today somewhere East of the Mississippi River in the United States. ********************...
It was Sunday afternoon and I was lounging on the settee drinking a generous glass of wine watching Dirty Dancing for the 100th time when there was a knock on the door. "Surprise!" A tall shaven headed young man waving a bottle of vodka greeted me, "Is he in?" It took a few seconds for my eyes to focus; then I recognised him. "Lee?" I shouted, and held my...
I think this is an original story line. Having not read every single story on this site I may be wrong. If I am wrong, I apologise in advance. I know this, my first submission, is a bit long, so in the interests of saving time I'll give a small summary. You can then decide whether or not to go to the effort of reading it. It is a psychological thriller, b...
Over the next few weeks things really started to settle in at work. Emily was being more than accepted, she was being lauded. Emily, feeling much more comfortable as a woman, started being a much better worker. The quality of work that Emily was producing was far superior to Mike's work. She was featured on the company's intranet site as an inspiring story....
I needed help! I was over the edge and no matter what I did I couldn't stop. I had to have it. It consumed my thoughts every waking hour and it haunted me in my dreams. The desire for it overrode all other concern; it interfered with my job, and with my relationships with others - if they couldn't help me get more of what I needed I had no time for them. Alc...
NOTE : This is the third installment in the series. Other two are on my page. The fourth installment is coming. Thanks for Reading. ***** Months passed since their last intense edging session and Pete and Carolyn were unable to find the time to see eachother again. Pete had recently been promoted at his job and it had become even more time consuming. About...