We're all hard-wired differently, but exactly how that wiring will cause us to act in any particular circumstance is a mystery. That is, most of the time I don't believe that we can really predict how we will react to true life-altering situations. While both my parents were alive I remember thinking that I could take their deaths in stride. That is until...
As best I have been able to tell, my sugar addiction started even before I was born. My mother ate sweets for more than half her caloric intake from my conception until my birth. Things got worse when I was a child. We always had candy and soft drinks around the house, donuts or sweet rolls for breakfast, and intensely sugary desserts like baklava every nig...
Tears fell upon the framed photo as Marylyn cried. She stared down through the thin glass pane and did nothing to stave her sobbing as she brushed her finger over the picture, "Kayla... I miss you so much," she sniffed. There were two women in the photo. One was a blonde with long, curly hair and arresting eyes, the other, a short haired brunette with a sul...
(I was putting in some pot lights and crown moulding for this fancy mansion on the hill, and happened to meet an old friend I knew from my trailer park days. I said I was surprised to see her living there, and she was only too happy to tell me her story. I thought she was very mean but she said I could make her story public. I think it says somewhere that je...
As we sat down for breakfast (which was leftover pizza), I found myself playing footsie with Josie, who seemed to be rather thrilled with my attitude about her estranged husband in Montreal. Then again, my perspective wasn't really surprising, given that I was Jewish and didn't particularly care for Nazis, Aryan types, or skinheads in general. I think that s...
Urban Oddballs: Mini to Savory Slut Edited by Thegreat_pretender "Okay, so should I call you Shay from now on?" Gaxi asked as her hand was being clasped by Bizzy. "Yes please! Big sis Annry gave me that name and I want to use it," Shay peeped as she walked alongside Bizzy and Gaxi, her hand also being held by Bizzy. "Well regardless, I'm happy to have y...
That's the deal. ***** As little sister Amy, I was always shy and self-conscious. I didn't really have much going for me in the looks department when I was a kid, which contributed greatly to my poor self-image. I never wanted attention drawn to me; I wore conservative clothing for all occasions, and primarily interacted with only a few female friends....
"You lost the bet, Jer" Carlos said while putting his flat hand over my fist. "Paper beats rock." I frowned, feeling somewhat defeated by my coworker and weekend warrior equivalent. We'd become good friends the past two years. I headed the firm's creative department and Carlos was a media sales head. We were two departmental lions meeting at the watering ho...
Many thanks to my muse, DirtyDebbie. Anything good about this story she gets credit for -- any blame I get! * Debbie and Rob are an attractive couple basically living the suburban dream in a five house cul de sac called Travers Lane. They have a nice house with a backyard pool, decent incomes, nice families, and good friends. Debbie could most easily be...
Chapter 7 Chelsea's Curious Cousin Three weeks after Jennifer's baby shower it was her 18-year-old sister Chelsea's turn. Their mother, Katie, pregnant with a black baby also, was hosting Chelsea's party at the house they shared with husband/father Bill. Unlike Jennifer's baby shower that was held at Jen's apartment, four hours from her childhood home, Ch...