I co-own a salon about five miles away from the air base. It is a cute little salon and my business partner and I try very hard to make customer service our priority. We get a lot of the air force and their families in the salon as we offer them pricing at the same rates that the base charges it helps to keep us busy and we do a good volume of clients, even...
I own a rental house in a city nearby. Actually its about an hour and a half away and it just became vacant. I needed to go down and inspect and clean it and fix anything needed fixing so I could rent it out again. Being so far away I planned to stay there while working on it so I brought an air mattress, blankets, pillow, and clothes. I also brought a duffl...
Like a bunch of other folks I got laid off when the economy turned sour a few years ago. I scoured the job prospects thoroughly for a year or more but there was absolutely nothing in my field for a guy of my experience level, so I decided to embark on a ride around the country. I had money saved up, wasn't in a marriage or even a serious relationship, so wha...
The time had come for a roommate. Whether it the cost of rent, food and the other bills that created this panic or maybe the cost of being alone in the house for too long past due, this was a problem only clearing the spare room could fix. Excitement, but agitation ruled the day-- masturbation on the couch was definitely on a permanent hiatus. Or maybe not,...
Jenifer and I had reservations to fly out that night so I had to go back to my room and pack so I could check out before we headed up to do the day's shoot. When we finally arrived at the hidden lake, the little freestanding canopy was redecorated with mats and cushions and draped with tapestries, making it look like something out of the Arabian Nights. With...
I slept, thankfully dreamlessly, and awoke with a nuclear-powered migraine and smelling fresh coffee. I got up slowly, holding my head together with my hands as I shambled forward into the kitchen and downed two extra-strength Tylenol chased with two cups of scalding hot black coffee. I sat on heavily on the folding chair for a few minutes, absorbing the he...
Life isn't easy when you're what I am, but of course, most of my human acquaintances claim to have it tough even though they're living in a world where they are constantly surrounded by their own kind. I guess it's part of the human condition to feel dissatisfied with one's life. Since I feel that way sometimes, I guess I'm still more human than not. How I l...
You could feel the tension in the air whenever she emerged from her office. Claire was the "hatchet lady" at the firm. If there was something distasteful that needed doing, Claire was your woman. Like the rest of the cubicle dwelling peons I worked next to, my first instinct was to hide whenever I saw her. The last thing any of us wanted was to draw the atte...
She was at his bedside when her butler died. "Complications following his stroke." Memories of a life well lived filled her heart as she processed his final words. Back a half century, when she was not yet 30, she posted her ad on Craigslist. Jennifer graduated college and law school near the top of her class. She snagged an excellent offer from an interna...
"The world is made up of two classes: the hunters, and the huntees." -Robert Connell, "The Most Dangerous Game" *** June: Laren had one condition before renting the cabin: "I want to be absolutely alone for the entire summer," she said. "I can't stress enough how important it is that nobody be around." The owner assured her over the phone that it was e...