This is the third installment in a series under this title. This chapter picks up where the second chapter stopped. This story is a work of fiction. While the story has some basis in reality, any similarities to any real person or entity are entirely coincidental and unintended. ***** Not long after the Firm Dinner, Carol made me bundle up and she took me...
Chapter 1 - The Initiation Sometimes you only get the confidence to get out of life the things you really want when you take a chance and see how it goes. This happened to me but it actually blew up into something that became out of my control; a part of my life that had been mundane was suddenly exhilarating, humiliating, gratifying and enlightening all at...
***Author's note: This is the second chapter of A Night Outside. This follows and introduces the second main character for the series as well as another couple of friends who will be important later. It is not necessary to read the first chapter to understand the second. This story takes place at the same time from a female point of view of Derek's night out...
Marshall O'Neil waved down the minibus as it pulled into the quiet car park next to the picturesque little railway station. It was the first vehicle he'd seen since getting off the train ten minutes ago. First people, even. Altnabreac was a real out-of-the-way place. Marshall had been the only passenger left on the train and there was no one else about when...
I discover the real me -- and I like it. by Vanessa Evans Before you read this part I strongly suggest that you read the earlier parts before reading this. It will give you the background that will make this part a lot more enjoyable. Part 02 The alarm repeater went off and I realised that I had to get up and go and have a shower. I slowly got off the b...
"I've got my membership card... wait... where is it...?" Suzie mumbled as she started to search her bag. She saw her wallet, car keys, and everything but the card she needed! Suzie wondered if perhaps it fell out when she was packing. The brunette at the counter asked, "Can't find it?" "Just one of those days," Suzie complained with a nervous giggle. Suzie...
A few days after the long holiday weekend, Bill Mitchell stopped by the farm to visit his daughter Margie. It was a lovely, sunny, early summer day. When he arrived, Ryan was inside one of the ramshackle barns working on some equipment, and Margie was out in the field on a tractor. Her t-shirt was off, draped over the steering column for easy access. She pul...
Our daughter Cassie had been best friends with Sandy since both girls were in the seventh grade. My wife Sara and I had moved into the neighborhood when Cassie was starting in seventh grade. We had found a nice, wooded lot on which to build and we affirmatively wanted Cassie in this school system. The neighborhood, the schools, and our township came to pla...
This is a fictionalized account of a true story with a real ending that you’ll have to wait until part 2 for. It is much shorter overall than the last ‘series’ of stories that that covered 215 MS Word pages; I hope it’s not too short for those who like character development and short enough for those who don’t like to beat around the bush. Like I said, the s...
Anna Perkins. Although I hadn't seen her since we graduated from high school, that cute redhead had never left my mind...or my heart. Even during my brief marriage, I always wondered about Anna. Had she married? Had kids? Where was she? I first met her when we were both 14-year-old freshmen in high school. We hit it off as friends from the beginning. She h...