This story is the sixth in a series. The stories are told roughly in sequence and each story assumes knowledge of the prior stories. Therefore, I recommend reading my stories "Kelli," "Kelli CH 02," "Kelli CH 03," "Kelli CH 04," and "Kelli CH 05" before reading this story. This story is a work of fiction. The story depicts a world untouched by the corona vi...
By nature, I am an introvert. That doesn't mean that I am unfriendly or uninterested in things going on around me. It does mean that I am more of an observer than a participant and a thinker/processor more than a mindless impulsive player in whatever was going on in the center stage. In short, I am not a major source of entertainment at parties and get-toget...
It was my own fault. How could I be so stupid? My name is Karl. I started an internet business twelve years ago. I had been working as a manufacturer's representative for a brokerage house dealing in imported merchandise. I thought that my company was merely skimming the surface of the potential market. When my attempts to persuade the company to broaden th...
This is a continuation of the story about Merna. Really need to read story in sequence to understand it. Rose and Merna start their life together in Merna's house. The next day, Sunday, I told Merna about the interaction between Jerome and Jeff. She seemed relieved, saying, "You know I was worried about him becoming violent but with Jerome and Tiny involve...
(Author's Note: To all who have sent me praise and encouragement, I thank you! Your notes--and my husband's gentle prodding—keep me posting these. For those who did not read the first chapter of this series, these stories are a result of a game my husband and I play when he travels. I write a chapter before he leaves and send it along with him. He holds o...
I was already waiting alone at the centrally placed table when the host informed me that Nan, already fifteen minutes late, had just called to say that she was going to be yet another ten minutes late. Nan had chosen this restaurant in the TST district of Kowloon. I had never been here before, but it was my style, quite elegant, with thirty tables draped in...
June 17, 2005 The cab pulled up at the entrance to our first floor condo. Disappointment was etched into my tired body. I got out and dragging my single roller suitcase behind, I started to my front door. I had my mental list of excuses, rationalizations and justifications all prepared for my loving hubby. I'd bang him for the next six weeks, every night. H...
Personal experiences morphed into comments on national trends can range from annoying to funny. So, I'll say just that when I attended college, not so long ago, I concluded that women were starting to hit on women much more frequently than used to be the case. Or maybe I was a target: short black pixie-cut hair, boyish figure, not into talking about men all...
I had just walked down the hall to use the bathroom. I was brushing my hair when I overheard the voices in the next room. One was my husband, Tom, the other was Frank. We were all at a simple party, just friends. Nothing was going on, Bill and Kathy were in the kitchen making sandwiches, there was plenty of nice wine that was pretty good even if it was fro...
CHAPTER 1 Rugged looking but usually smiling, Charlie (Buck) Buxton resigned his position as CEO of Denver-based Robinson Kitchen Appliances, LLC as agreed in the takeover by Universal Kitchen Appliances Corporation. The predatory corporation had its own person to install as CEO and that resulted in the 34-year old leaving at the end of that month with ju...