[This is a continuation of a story by Just Plain Bob. As always, I am deeply grateful for JPB for allowing me to write follow-ups to some of his stories. If you hate it, please blame me and not JPB.] * I had left the pictures in an envelope on our bed, so that when Cynthia came home from her trip there was no way she could miss them. I suspected she might...
This story is a result of a radio advertisement for a NYC bank. I listen to the radio (NYC) at night, and relish hearing the voice of the woman describing experiences of banking with her 'personal banker' (You can find one audio example on the internet without too much trouble-I am not permitted to include the link). Remember, all events and names are fictio...
"Honestly," I said to the man who had stopped me after I left the drug store, and as I looked around the parking lot of the strip mall I was grateful that at least there weren't many people around to witness this new low in a life that had been spiraling downward for a few months. "I don't know what I was thinking. It was a senior moment or something." "How...
This is the third installment of the Progeny chain story, started by Slyc_Willie. My thanks to him and to the others involved. Feedback appreciated. Portland, Maine Dorian looked out the unemployment office window. Fuck. It was raining again. Just what he needed. Weather like this reminded him of why he should get a car. Of course, even if he had a car he...
So here I am 24 years old working in a supermarket because I had seriously fucked up my university exams and am now resigned to a life of dead end jobs, I was restocking the shelves in the cereal aisle when I heard an female upper class voice say "Excuse me young man." I turned around and stood in front of me was a tall slim lady that I guessed to be in her...
Rub a Dub-Dub, Three Friends in a Tub Gary and I had gotten lucky. We were at my house one evening. To be more precise, we were at the place where I was "house sitting" for the summer. I was occupying half of a brown shingle duplex. It was originally a grand, single family home, but had been illegally subdivided into two apartments. The owners had installed...
It was a warm September afternoon, and Adam Roth was resting on a couch in the hospital room of his girlfriend Katie. The day had been quite the ordeal for him. The 20 year old had just seen his first childbirth. Last night, while they were watching television, Katie's water had broken. Thankfully, they were well-prepared, and he and her mother had driven h...
Having been released from his first institutional obligation, Mr. Smith finds himself in transit with most unlikely company, navigating a tricky path which through intuition and a touch of mania our man successfully crosses to reward and surprise on the other end. ***** The first stop after leaving Kate was what looked like another hospital, and in fact dr...
My name is Jack, and everything in this story is true, but the names have been changed to protect us all. I suppose everyone has had both good and bad experiences with landlords. Some seem very nice and reasonable when they show you the place, but can be totally uncooperative once you have put down a deposit and moved in. I did have one memorable experience...
Every once in a while something happens in a man's life to give him hope. Hope! I smile just looking back at those days when one could just kick back and relax. Today, everyone seems to be in such a big hurry! Then one day a man finds himself old, reflecting on his life and how quickly it went by. Then we all hang on to the stories that made a difference in...