~~~~ Day 1 Saturday This business trip was going to be different I told myself. Ever since the company I work for had picked me to attend the annual symposium of financial planning put on by the prestigious McCormick Institute of Finance and Investments, I had been planning and preparing for this trip. I had worked long and hard to earn this distinction and...
Note from the author: Hi everybody! It's been a while since I wrote in a contemporary setting. It was the announcement of World Gin Day - an event unknown to me until this year - that tickled my fancy. However, truth be told, I've also had to tackle some major writer's block. So... finally, here is my new tale, which I hope you will all enjoy! P.S.: The pac...
Brooklyn I smiled as my gaze traveled over the elegant wedding invitation. Mr. James Watson Hurley had asked for the hand of Ms. Jacqulyn Leigh Perry in matrimony. I'd placed Ms. Perry as a companion with Mr. Watson almost eighteen months ago, setting them up in private villa in Italy for six weeks. They'd seemed very happy during my follow up call, and I w...
Fair Warning: This story is going to be a long one, narrated by characters aged eighteen years. This is my attempt at writing something with a mature and slightly morbid content. I hope you enjoy this story. Tags -- High School, First Time, Romance * * * Harp Un-strung Take me to a place far away Away from this chaos Away from this ache and misery Take...
Gwen Hammer was outwardly calm as her incredible husband knelt before her, even as all the others in the Great Kremlin Palace struggled to regain their composure. Though there were very few journalists in the hall for such an auspicious occasion and fewer cameras, such was the power of the internet for spreading news that the entire world had just born witne...
Prologue Not only was the house in total darkness when he arrived, he found that none of the light switches worked, so the mains must've been shut off or fused at the box in the basement. Using the meagre light from his mobile phone he bounded up the stairs to the master bedroom. He found his wife's ravaged body lying spread-eagled on the bed. She felt cold...
I seem to be living a blessed life at times. I happened to fall into this job as a travel agent, and it's worked out for me better than I could have imagined, both personally and professionally. It's almost embarrassing to see my name posted on the board when I walk in the front door of the agency. It showed the top agent for each of the last 12 months, and...
Lynn was running late. She'd overslept and had to rush to work. She arrived at her office with minutes to spare, and even though she got there on time, she was exasperated. She'd had to throw herself together and drive faster than she liked to. And even when she got to work, things didn't seem to be going right. She momentarily misplaced her office key in he...
I'm killing two metaphoric birds with a single figurative stone here. A bunch of you wanted me to take-up the righteous rod of retribution and smite the two sinners from A Sea Change; while a few readers also wanted me to push my "Totally Unromantic Love Story" series into the next generation. One of you had a really bright idea about how to do that. So, thi...
Thank you all for the votes and encouragement, as well as the praise and insight that I've received over the past year or so. You've shown me how it feels to be truly appreciated, and for that, I will cherish you all forever... MoogPlayer This fictional story is loosely based on true events. However, the times, names, dates, and places have all been chang...