It had all began months ago, building from a small spark into a raging inferno. The outburst in the staff meeting only verified the culmination of my frustrations; whereas unwittingly, I had single-handedly undermined the confidence of our most trusted customer. The CEO called me into his office early the next morning and threw a round-trip ticket to Mazatla...
Living in a rural area has its hang-ups, I know, but it also has its advantages. Beautiful countryside, lots of fresh air, and friendly neighbors are just a few of those assets. But, I never really fully realized the friendliness of some of the inhabitants…that is..until that Fall afternoon when I decided to kill some time by taking a leisurely drive down s...
Chapter Fifty Nine The First Response I received your message, but I still wondered and still fantasized about the possibilities of an encounter with you. I can not help it, the feelings are there and they are not going away any time soon. Maybe some day we will get to explore the things that goes through our minds. If you could read minds, you may get emb...
Ashley and her friend Julie were spending Sunday afternoon wandering around in old downtown. Most of the buildings in the area dated back to the late 1800's. On this brisk and dreary early autumn day they looked every bit of their age. "Want to go in here?" Julie asked. Ashley looked up at the building they were standing in front of. It was three stories...
She jogged down the new trail the city had built. It was a new part of the trail leading from the river and down the old street. The old street was well known back in the days as the red light district. Now the city had used the street for something new and fresh. It was a nice walking trail or jogging area. She got to the end and took a break, it was night...
She heard him before she saw him. He stumbled through the undergrowth before falling to the ground with a groan. Ryachi studied the young man as she moved in for a closer look. His cheeks were flushed with heat and sweat soaked the black striped yellow bandana around his head. It had been a very long time since she had seen another human being in this part o...
This story is written by both Dice Casden and Kristi as part of the D&K Universe ****** In the locker room area of Safeco Field in Seattle, WA, where Wrestlemania 19, Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas, collectively known as Team Angle, are celebrating their successful WWE Tag Team title defense. Both men are dressed in red jumpsuit style warm up pants and...
Mike walked through the quiet woods. Night was falling and he knew without even looking at his compass that he was completely lost. "Great," he said to himself as he came across the same log for the third time in a row. Sitting down on the log, he ran his fingers through his graying, strawberry blonde hair. At 42, he felt he had lived a good life. He marrie...
It was May during her senior year. It wasn't fair that Sophie was still in high school. It wasn't fair because she had turned 19 in August and was a year older than most of the other seniors. It wasn't fair because she had had to move around so much and was held back because of it. It wasn't fair that she was one of the brightest girls in her class and had l...
Chapter Two: My Hand Slipped I stretched luxuriously and sank onto the twin bed in my dormitory as my Sunday evening drew to a close. I had had a full week of classes and meetings the previous week, and the coming week appeared to be no less busy. I had been at Sweltings for two months now, and I was still grateful for the first-rate education I was receivi...