1. The Game They were sitting on the couch watching TV one night, her head in his lap, when she reached over and grabbed the remote and hit Mute. It was right in the middle of a show he loved. "What was that for?" he asked. She turned her head to look up at him and with a serious tone said, "Can we talk about something delicate?" Here it comes, he thou...
As the sun went down in the distance, a tear rolled down my cheek. I smiled, thinking about how great it was the first time I watched the sunset from this viewpoint. No matter how many times you've seen it, there's just something special about watching the sun going down from the rear deck of a cruise ship. Kathryn had loved it. I guess it was only fitting t...
Chapter 15 Senior Sergeant Darby, or Benny to his friends, had the shits. It was preliminary finals weekend and he was stuck on road patrol. To top it off he had to pull a double later to cover for a sick coworker. So tonight he'd be dragging drunken idiots out of fights, getting puked on and generally having a great time. With his seniority he shouldn't be...
Special note: I wish to thank Annette Bishop, Kirsten, Nancy, Liz, Ted, and Amanda; without whose support and inspiration this story would not have been created. Thank you all so very much! ***** The two women walked along side one another in the wooded grove of cedars, olives, and cypress trees; their wispy short gowns billowing slightly in the warm bre...
I enjoyed the solitude of winter in the north, and really missed my fishing and ice fishing after moving south for my job. Now the only way to get my ice and snow fix was to take a trip every year or two for a week of camping and ice fishing in the dead of winter. My choice this year was a lake deep in the northeastern finger of Minnesota. Most of my friends...
**** Author's Note ****** This story is a bit long, but I chose to post this one as a single long story than in chapters as I have some of my other long stories. Let me know if you like them this way or as chapters. Enjoy! M. * Sometimes getting a new boss can be a good thing. They bring in new ideas and concepts, revitalizing a department or in this...
I'm tired. Tired, and my legs burn. Oh, roll over and go back to sleep, you fucking idiot. No. The damn iPhone isn't going to let me, is it? How do I turn this fucker off...? This is Saturday, right? Oh crap. Private lesson at nine. Gotta do it. Gotta get up. Oh hell, where'd I put the Tylenol. Why can't I ever get the water right...before I step in t...
Run Over Fargo, North Dakota. Mid-January—5pm. "Hey Dad?" "Uh huh?" "I'm gonna go over to the clinic for a couple of hours." "Isn't it closing soon?" "Yeah, but I can get more work done after Doctor Collins leaves, so this makes sense." "You gonna be back for dinner?" "Probably not." "Okay. I'll just throw something in the microwave and you can fend...
Chapter 2 JAKE AND ALLISON FROM CHAPTER 1—ENOUGH On John's 55th birthday he and Jake took John's last trip to Chaos. After their mission he had Jake get his own box and they transferred all John's equipment except for one set into it. John did keep one set of equipment, his favorites, in case he ever decided to undertake one final mission. Traci Caretaker...
"Come on girls. We need to get going," she told her four-year old twins. As they walked outside, she saw her neighbor and said good morning. "Oh, hi, Dawn!" a woman a few years older than her said in return. "Look at those pretty girls!" "Say thank you," Dawn told her daughters. "Thank you!" they called out in unison. "You're so welcome. Have a nice day...