Chapter 25: (Not sure what to call it yet, lol) Jeff spent much of the following week in bed. At first, he bowed to his mother's wish that he spend time on the sofa downstairs, but as the week wore on he isolated himself more and more. He just didn't feel comfortable hanging out in the living room with his parents — his mom had made the choice to stay home...
Living in the Caribbean isn't always the paradise to some as it would seem...especially if you're 38 and living with your parents and your kid who is 18, has a love life of his own and you have only a vivid imagination. See in the eyes of Caribbean parents, you'll always be eight years old as long as you live with them. They love calling you all the time, s...
I arrived the following Saturday and had a half gallon of butter pecan ice cream that I gave to John. He laughed and thanked me. Jen looked great dressed in jeans and a western shirt, but she always looked good. We went to the motorcycle races and had a fun time. A lot of bikers looked at her; she was the kind of woman that attracted attention. I didn't lea...
Holly - I first developed a crush on Keith Carter more than 15 years ago when I was seven years old. One day I was at the playground with my mother, Miss Carol and her twins, Brad and Tommy Jr. My parents were best friends with Miss Carol and her husband, Tommy Thomas Sr. I hated the twins. They were two years older than me and it was always two against one....
Fast backward to October of 1965 to a non-descript hotel called the Stadium View, so called because it overlooked the newly constructed Shea Stadium, home of the hapless New York Mets. Mets fans in 1965 could hardly imagine that in a few years, their beloved underdogs would be World Series champions. But that's another story. This story, the background story...
At 18/19, you might living with parents feels suffocating - especially with yours. Mom and Dad have always been extremely strict, which has in turn simply made you a fairly clever, sneaky young adult - or so you thought! They had always threatened you with summer camp since you were old enough to find it too childish, and honestly you never truly thought the...
This is the second part of Sarah's story, as told by Rose. In part 1, she introduced herself and her need for exhibition, did a naked walk around town, met Rose and was waxed by her, and was the centre of a party. Here's what happened next. The final night: A close encounter This is the third morning I wake up since having done it. No, I am not taking abou...
This is not an article on how to be a good parent in the general sense. I've only been a parent for over a year and I'm sure I still making mistakes. This article is about how to be a good parent when it comes to the education system. It is extremely important that you take initiative and become part of your child's life when it comes to their school educati...
Salutations, dear readers. My name is Salome Rosenthal and I got a story to share with you. I was born in the City of Toronto, Ontario, to a Jamaican immigrant mother, Joanne Watson, and a Jewish father of English descent, Ephraim James Rosenthal. Being a biracial Jewish Canadian woman in the Confederation of Canada isn't easy. There's a lot of racism in the...
Notes on the Grand Duchy of Upper Danubia as a society (the stuff that didn't make it into the novel) Readers have commented and asked me questions about my imaginary country, the Grand Duchy of Upper Danubia. Here are some details to give you an idea of what this imaginary society is like, of what I envisioned when I created it. I want to emphasize that...