The phone rang. I knew it had to be either Rachael or my broker. They were the only two people with the number to my private line. In either case, the timing was awful. I was sitting across the table from the people from the investment banker's office. The subject we were discussing was taking my company public. Everything had been prepared for a perfect mee...
"Idle hands are the Devil's Workshop" has never been so true as last week at work. Working in the Information Technology department of a Fortune 500 company is kind of like being in the military - there is a lot of "hurry up and wait". Projects and tickets need to be addressed swiftly and efficiently - but if you do that too efficiently, you lose the war, a...
Last Week my girlfriend came home with a real sparkle about her, even by her own effervescent standards. She gave me a huge hug and a real smacker on the lips. 'You're in a good mood.' I said. 'Mmmm, I know. I'm excited.' 'Good - anything in particular?' 'Sit down.' She said, 'I've got something to tell you.' I was drying the pots so placed the cup I wa...
I couldn't believe it! Here I was waiting for Sue not with one friend, but two. I have known Terry and Paul all my life and have total trust in them. I was dying to tell someone about Sue so I mentioned her first as a passing comment while having a drink, but Terry was quick of the mark and wanted to know all! Since then I have spoken about Sue many times. E...
It was a bright sunny warm morning as Sassy drove her car though the streets towards her meeting. Sassy had taken great care dressing for this appointment, she wanted the right outfit to impress the guy. After all, he had flown in from out of town, just to meet her. Even though Sassy was afraid to meet this man, she could not resist his calling. Yes, he tur...
Her skirt swishes as she walks, the fabric floating around her stocking encased legs. She looks up as the first few drops begin to fall. "Typical," she laughs, but continues her casual walk. Having lived here all her life this isn't enough to bother her. Rain is very common weather here and she rarely carries an umbrella. She's never been one to panic about...
You need to understand that the timing was just right and that this was something that just happened. It wasn't planned in any way. It just turned out the way that it did. Probably because we were teens and didn't deal with a lot of the things that bother the older person. I was getting ready to enter my senior year in high school when this happened to me....
It starts the same every time. I feel myself drifting through a mist. I feel safe, warm and cherished. The mist wraps around me and it is all I see and feel. Then I know he is there. I smell the heady scent of his skin and the cologne he wears. It is spicy and makes my head spin. I look for him but all I can see is the mist. Oh, but the fragrance that foll...
A Good Neighbor, Ch. 3 Jan's story I always look forward to Susan's luncheons mainly because she does have a wild streak and will do and say outrageous things. Her man servant gig was priceless and she had everyone in a tizzy. When I walked out the side door to the driveway with Barb and Carole they were going on and on trying to decide if what Susan said...
This is the sequel to "The Darkroom". There were no words to do justice to her preoccupation. She would lose herself in the memory of her encounter, the world of academia around her dissolving into a passionate darkness. Her eyes would grow glassy at dinners with her friends, promptings of "Ciara? Houston, we have lost Ciara!" jolting her back to the conver...