Neither one would have guessed that they had so much in common! Both had been married for quite some time, better than 20 years each. Both were far younger looking than their middle age drivers' licenses revealed. Both were in the throes of the quiet, lonely sadness that follows the realization that the sparkle was gone from their respective relationships....
I, my wife Lisa and our two children are an average Scandinavian family living in a small town. None of us is a "first choice" Lisa dumped her "dream prince" when she found him cheating. I was deserted by my lovely girlfriend when a rich daddy's asshole son invited her for two weeks holiday at an expensive ski resort in Switzerland. Lisa and I were two broke...
Melissa bent over and lifted a box of oranges. God, they were heavy she thought, as her muscles strained to bear the weight. Her arms weren't used to this kind of work, as she had worked at a clothing store before her job here at a massive supermarket. It wasn't her choice to leave her old job, it was just that it paid better, and money was very important to...
Artemis White was the youngest daughter of the warlord and royal Nahuel White and his wife, Kainda. The White family had presided over a large part of Northern Europe for nearly two centuries; independent from the human ruling powers though of course the humans didn't know this. They were among the oldest of the royal shapeshifter families in Europe that sti...
So once again we can thank Demirath for the editing. This is Part 2 of four. Comments are welcome but don't feel you need to tell me what a slut my heroine is after all I wrote her as a good wife. ***** My early morning flight from Chicago arrives at LAX right on time, a little after noon. LA is my least favorite city. I am, in this way at least, a typica...
I woke from a short nap around 2:30pm stretched and slowly eased myself out of bed. I Grabbed a nice polo shirt, a pair of khaki shorts, a nice belt, ankle socks, and some tighty whities. The hot shower felt good and I relaxed on the built in corner seat and let the warmth roll over me and cascade down my body. I held my face in stream of water letting it me...
JACKIE, OH! "My name's Emmanuel. I'm the crew chief." The bald tough guy said with a Greek accent, chomping an unlit, spittle-stained cheroot, and extending his hand to shake. It felt greasy and sweaty. "I'm Justin," I said meekly. "Justin Landos." I was sixteen, unwillingly working my first paying job in the summer of 1963 for a friend of my uncle. "The...
(It shouldn't need to be stated that this isn't a serious piece but, tragically, in the modern world there are people who find it difficult to separate the serious from the flippant. They then get angry, misconstruing a less than serious piece for something intended to be a meaningful life guide or some such. Therefore, to avoid unwarranted accusations of mi...
Zaire- I heard my phone ring as I walked into my dad's house but I ignored it. "Daddy it's me," I called out walking into the kitchen not surprised to see my brother Cameron and his wife Kim sitting at the table with my father. "Oh Zai I didn't know you were supposed to be dropping by today," he said as I leaned down to kiss his cheek. "I got off work...
Funny how things work sometimes. The economy had slowed down so I was having significant issues drumming up business for furniture I make. It seems no one wants to pay $20,000 for a hand-made armoire. I was forced to close my storefront and find a cheaper place to move my shop. After some searching I was beginning to lose heart. There was no commercial spac...