Edited by HJF In the aftermath of Jack's news Brandon was left with several decisions to make, the first of which was to not tell Katy. With her mom leaving for vacation in Florida, her dad bound to put pressure on their relationship, and the new baby, the last thing she needed was more stress in her life. However that only compounded the stress levels f...
Author's note: This story is based on the episode The Gay-Straight Alliance of the TV series Once and Again. *** Jessie sat in the armchair of her room in the attic, reading the letter over and over again. The letter written for her by her best friend Katie. The last few days felt like a blur for Jessie. This situation had gotten out of hand so fast and...
To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Subject: #MeToo Defense Email Dearest Master, I have been laying awake nights, unable to get to sleep, seeing all these celebrities and politicians going down for harassment of women. I'm also starting to see news stories of regular people now, all being arrested. I am ultra-afraid for you that somehow you wil...
AUTHOR'S NOTE In line with the Christmas spirit of love and forgiveness, here is my attempt at a Reconciliation story. I must admit I struggled with it and it's not even very long! The reason I found it difficult is because I'm a firm believer in consequences for actions. That there should be a price to pay for wrongdoing. I think one of the reasons we'r...
He began to get nervous and excited as he got closer to his desk; the anticipation tingled through his limbs. He knew it was wrong to hope his admirer had left another letter, but it was like an addiction. This was the most exciting thing that had ever happened to this 27 year-old teacher. The top drawer of his desk was slightly ajar and he saw a pastel col...
When Megan Peters opened her mailbox that morning she found a single letter; a plain white envelope with her name typed on the front, a central city postmark and no return address. Walking inside to her kitchen she sat down with a cup of coffee and opened the letter. Once she began reading she forgot all about the coffee. 'Dear Mrs. Peters,' it began. 'This...
The letter smelled of an exotic seductive perfume. Nick could not ever recall receiving a letter in a black envelope. It had no return address but looked intriguing. Nick quickly opened the letter, which had a silver illustration of a half moon with stars on the front top portion of the letter. There was only one short sentence written in red ink on the blac...
I pulled onto the driveway and rummaged for my house keys. "I wonder what she's cooked tonight?" I thought as my stomach growled. It had been a long day at the office and a none too pleasant one at that. The current spate of redundancies had us all on edge and the latest victims of the cutbacks had been given their marching orders that day. My own job wa...
Author's note: The story below is an experiment. I was inspired, or challenged, to write it after reading "The Finisher" a 2014 fantasy novel by David Baldacci. If my use of any words or terms is identical, or even close, to those of Mr. Baldacci, it is unintentional. Mr. Baldacci used them first and I thank him for his effort. It was a larger challenge th...
Outside the window, snow is falling, swirling its way to the ground. A fire crackles in the background, keeping the room nice and toasty. A woman sits on the sofa, a cup of hot chocolate in her hand. She looks pensive, as if struggling with a difficult decision; her big brown eyes seem lost in thought. She sips, the delicate china cup tipping slightly. Placi...