Chapter 5 – Sheila Renée Schwartz, hereinafter the Bride... Interlude: 25th Anniversary Cindy: "When Mom talks about the Merger, she is referring to the household staff. Dad means business. After all, it's still his thing. Mom had all real property. Dad wanted to make sure they both got a fair share of the company. I gather this was not trivial." Sheila:...
Chapter 05C YOU KNOW I'M SUCH A FOOL FOR YOU! My name is William Maitland. Six months ago I was married. Today I am single. Six months ago I was in love with a woman I thought loved me. Today I know she doesn't love me. Today I have feelings for a French woman that loves another man. Even though she may love me a little bit. I don't know if that counts...
A collective groan went up as soon as the monitors started flashing. "May I have your attention please," the voice over the PA said. Although she sounded cheery, everyone could hear the underlying dismay. As if she knew that she and every other ticket agent was about to be swamped with complaints, even though there was nothing anyone could do about it. "Due...
I would like to acknowledge a friend of mine and a national published author, for encouraging me to write stories. He did ask me to not mention his name. I value his friendship more than any other person I know. I think he will encourage me to continue merely so I can get more experience. Thanks Doc. Also, Thanks to Oldnakeddad for his assistance in editing...
This is a romance, but hopefully it is not too sentimental. There some more adventurous things through the story, but is also quite a slow burn. I love comments, but I ask that you log in. I got sick of anonymous sniping comments that were mostly just nasty so I disabled that option. Please enjoy. ***** The neighbourhood I grew up in was one of those co...
Part I September 14,1977 Davi Bekke In June of 1975, I was in graduate school in California, partway through a three-year course of studies in environmental science. As I was preparing to assemble my field work into a paper and oral presentation that would earn my degree, my personal, non-academic, life became...... interesting and wonderful. I use the wo...
Copyright Oggbashan October 2013 The author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. This is a work of fiction. The events described here are imaginary; the settings and characters are fictitious and are not intended to represent specific places or living persons. ************************************************* I was lookin...
October Kit heard his phone ringing as he lay in the sun soaking up the last rays of the central Texas summer. He had ignored a previous call, but this caller seemed more determined. After the tenth ring, he pushed himself to his feet and went down the steps to the living area of the boathouse. He didn't want to talk to anyone and spoil a perfectly good fu...
Bindu was packing her bags. Tomorrow, she would be leaving India for the official tour of New York City prior to her taking a new job at the company's head quarters. Mr. Jaitley, her current boss had recommended her to Mr. Edwards. Mr. Edwards was the CEO of the company and Mr. Jaitley was his Managing Director of the company's Indian subsidiary. Bindu would...
[Author's Note: When this story was nearly completed I realized that parts of it have a very strong resemblance to certain scenes in H. Jekyll's wonderful story, "Truth and Marriage". Thanks and apologies to H. Jekyll for the unintentional borrowings.] It was Wednesday, October 22nd. I stood in the shower, letting the hot water pour over my head. I'd be...