There are many statements made, particularly in the current political climate, that are often accepted as true. One of the most oft repeated is that"we [as a country] don't make things anymore." Another is that we have lost all our manufacturing jobs to outsourcing. As to the first claim that "we don't make anything anymore" that is, to put it politely, a l...
As she stood watching her life fall apart she felt like her life was over, feeling the sadness rising deep within her. Slowly turning to walk away she realised she had no real idea of where she was going, or where she would go after this. Wandering through the city streets, she contemplated her life as she tried in vain to find some refuse from the pouring r...
Several years ago I had a remarkable experience while visiting my parent's home for Christmas. Shortly after high school I had accepted a job in New York and only made it back south occasionally, so I lost track of many of the people I hung out with, including girlfriends. It was with some surprise then when I pulled into a gas station near my folks house to...
"We're going out with the Kennisons," Kelly's mother called up the stairs. "They said you should head over to their cottage. Their son Liam is having a few friends over." "Um, I think I'll just stay here," Kelly called back. There was a silence that Kelly did not like. "Could you come down here for a minute?" her mother asked. Kelly sighed and got off h...
While I was in Japan and my wife was back in the States, she decided to tell me one of her fantasies. This is her story, in her words. --------------------------------------------------- You'd had a poker party. It was late. I'd been staying out of the way in the den all evening. Since I wasn't doing the entertaining I was dressed in jeans and a T-shirt --...
This is a true event. Some details have had to be reconstructed, as I mention in the tale, because it happened a number of years ago, and because it happened too quickly for my mind to take it all in. ***** As a younger man, I was in the Marines, stationed in San Diego. I had risen through rank quickly, and had become associated and friendly with many seni...
I stretched my arms and rolled over. I listened to the soft sound of your snores while I waited for the fog of morning to clear from my muddled head. Slowly my mind began to recall those elusive little details; who I am. who you are, where we are, what we did last night. That last detail brought a smile to my face. Flashes of last night played like rays of s...
DISCLAIMER: No, this story is not real. Hell, it might not even sound realistic. The people are real (although the names have been changed), but that's about it. I'm not big on build-up or character development, so if that's what you're looking for, prepare to be disappointed. I hope you enjoy it, but if you don't I probably won't lose any sleep over it......
With each revolution of the turntable conveyer belt in the Newport News airport's baggage claims area Lisa became increasingly convinced that the bag wasn't there. She pulled the one that had been there closer to her for assurance. The bags had gone in together and this one had come out of the chute almost immediately, she thought. Why hadn't the other one...
I woke up to Lori shaking me awake. She was excited about something and had to have me awake. She was holding a piece of paper in her hand. "Are you awake now?" She asked. I groggily replied, "Yes, yes I'm awake." She said, "Guess what tonight's event is going to be." Now I had just been jerked awake and was not of my full faculties yet. I said, "Please...