June, 2011 Katherine once was an insufferable shrew of a wife married to a two-timing cheating wimp of a man for almost 16 years. Jim is a wrecking yard owner and scrap dealer. He comes from a long line of lawyers, doctors, and family members in the diplomatic corps. He has three brothers and one sister in those professions. Jim absolutely loves his work,...
CHAPTER ONE MIKE AND TRUDY "Michael, I've made up my mind! How long have we been sleeping together? It's over a year now and you've told me I'm your mistress since June. If Crystal is ever to have a brother or sister, if I'm ever to have more kids, and you know I want to, then we should start now. Don't you want to have a baby with me? I know we've been wa...
Abstract: Insurance defense attorney Mike's life takes an out-of-control tailspin when he meets beautiful young real estate agent, Janie, and buys a studio apartment. Author's Note: Hi, this is Vix *waves* This story is an entry to the 2020 April Fools' Day contest. I hope that you enjoy reading it! This is an April Fool's Day story, but it is NOT a stor...
Boxing Day morning It was the seven o'clock alarm on a clear crisp frosty morning that the Hammonds woke up to, about an hour before dawn. Paul Hammond had to admit that he had slightly overdone it with the special bottle of malt whisky that Helen had given him for Christmas. They had seen it in the specialist shop on holiday and he had enjoyed the snifter...
My thanks to Techsan for editing this to a better story. * Twelve years ago I worked on the shop floor of a clothing factory and Shelley was the managing director's personal secretary. All the lads swore blind that he must be poking her because she was really too young to be in that position. Shelley was a really beautiful girl and that facial perfection e...
Greetings beloved readers, this is the second of a five part series. I will post each chapter about a week apart. Many thanks to fellow authors and occasional collaborators Friskee_cpl who gave me notes on the story and whose stories served as a vital inspiration for this tale. * Roy was watching the lifeguard on his platform angrily bleat on his whistle w...
After making it back inside the estate, Deidra suggested we head back to her room, as it was closest, not to mention the fact she had a bit more interesting décor than I had in my room. In addition of course to a much wider variety of novelty's which she had spoken to me about previously, and which I was rather anxious to see or even try out. The fact we'd...
This is a follow-up to my last story, "Can We Play?" which I did as part of the LW "Sharing & Caring" special earlier this month. That story was really far out of my comfort zone, but I felt it was a good challenge for me, so I participated. As I expected, most of the readers didn't catch on to what the intent of the stories were supposed to be, and I go...
Chapter 9 — Out With It! At seven-thirty James was driving his car to Abby's house. He was very early, and embarrassed to be so eager, like a schoolboy on a first date; yet there he was, unable to contain his energy in his tiny apartment. As he got closer, he realized just how early he was and detoured away from Abby's house in order to use up some time....
The tradition of the silent retreat as laid out by St. Ignatius of Loyola goes back 500 years in Western Christianity. The enforced silence can provide an unique opportunity for free or directed reflection by making space for the Spirit to fill. I would imagine that the forward thinking Church of England would be amenable to borrowing from the Jesuit saint d...