Neither of them was unhappy necessarily. They were just bored. Bored can be a lot more dangerous. In the past when one of them got fed up with the other they would say something. Communication wasn't easy for them but when push came to shove they would get up the courage to let it out. He had asked for a divorce once. On another occasion she had packed a bag...
I head to the giant white leather couch and sit. I'm alone since everyone is outside in line. There's a sex tape between a woman and a clown playing on one of the flat screens. One of the TVs flips between different camera footage from each room of the house. I watch. hoping to see Damon and Chris while it pans. It flips to the camera in the Toy Roo...
That Monday was a day that lasted forever. It was a day when work was everything and the only thing that mattered was to be there at my desk ready to cover all eventualities and possible outcomes. Everyone was in the same boat and we all had to make sure we were rowing in the same direction. As the sun began to set in late afternoon, it felt as if we'd surv...
I've been a mall Santa Claus for five years now. This year has been no different. Well, there is one difference. Up until now, every year the elves and Ms. Clause have been local volunteers, mainly retired people. They are usually a friendly bunch, but this year, things were different. Here's what happened. So for the first day, I show up, expecting basical...
I was never a theater guy...never. You couldn't pay me to go see a play in the "legitimate" theater. But, the tickets were free, and a friend of mine wanted to go, so I gave in. I don't remember much about the show, except that I was bored and hoping it would end soon. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the show came to a close, and I was the first...
My first attempt at horror - it's Halloween after all. "This was definitely one of Graham's better ideas," Gemma said with a grin as they waited in line for their second 'haunt' of the night. Smiling back, Neil grabbed her hands, jumping up and down happily. "I know, I'm so excited," he almost shouted, causing the attendant to look over in disapproval....
There are things from your youth that you just never seem to be able to forget, some of them good some not so good. This is a story about a young man that just graduated from high school and was attending his senior party. Graduation ceremonies had just ended for the Class of '63 and we were grouping to go on our senior party. To control what could potentia...
There was dead silence as the announcement came over the intercom. "This is your Captain speaking. The official remembrance of Earth Day begins now. The next twelve hours should be spent in reflection of what has been lost." We had all been waiting for it. Every year we gathered in small groups throughout the ship to listen, to mourn. If you chose, you co...
Forgive me, Dear Reader, for I have sinned. Again. It has been several days since my last confession, and my depravity weighs heavy on my soul, I must unburden myself. Hopefully, through you, I will find redemption. But I have my doubts. Gasoline. Grease. Diesel. Fresh cut lumber. Exhaust. These smells turn me on. These are, to me, inherently *male* smel...
We had agreed to meet “by accident” … at a place and time that could have happened by chance. That left you with a perfect excuse … in the extremely unlikely event that anyone saw us that knew you … you could simply tell your partner that it had been unplanned … just something that had happened. We had talked about meeting somewhere by the sea or in the fore...