I was unpopular for my whole life. 18 years of being mocked by the other kids. I was unattractive, overweight, and a virgin. I had no particular reason to be popular. Of course, I had friends, but we mostly wallowed in our unpopularity together. On this particular day, which I will remember for the rest of my existence, myself (Jamie) and my friends Mark and...
When Lyndsay's mother got back from New York, Lyndsay spoke to her mother about me and Julie moving in with them. Mrs. Brie had already met me, and thought that I was perfect for her daughter. She seemed to think I was a good influence on her or something. She seemed thrilled at the prospect of me moving in, and becoming a more significant part of Lyndsay's...
Chapter 1: Genesis: A Dinner Date Natalie had just told me how much she loved Hemingway, as the waiter stepped up to our table. I was relieved by the interruption: I hate Hemingway. Not to mention the attempt to impress, the whole idea of someone enjoying, much less reading—completely—a Hemingway novel, kind of repulsed me. Hemingway always struck me as th...
"Let it go Puma." Stacy Puma just couldn't stop thinking about the stupidity of her brother Griffin. Less than six hours ago he had fucked two other women. Cheating on his fiancée Bree was leaving a bad taste in Stacy's mouth. Bree didn't deserve this. Even though Stacy constantly put the girl down there was still something respectable about her. Even she...
SANDRA FELL BACK on her hotel bed and let out a gasp of exasperation. This was not a good sign, she thought, to be so irritated just after the pre-conference cocktail party, before the bulk of the participants had even arrived. "Smell like a brewery, look like a tramp, "Ain't got a quarter, got a postage stamp Tom Waits growled out of her cellphone, buri...
I feel that I have finally arrived at the right place with this chapter after ten very long months of discussion, reading, researching, and writing. This chapter begins with a minor character who I introduced at the very end of Chapter 03. I would like to thank my editor. In the last few months, she has been a great help in the editing process and a sounding...
(All events, though based on actual occurrences, are NOT exact recounts of what happened. Any and all things that have happened occurred over 4 years ago, and though my memory is excruciatingly sharp, it is also not *perfect*. Any dialogue is strictly paraphrased, and not quoted verbatim.) Some people think that a defining moment is exactly what it sounds...
Sorry for the delay in publishing this chapter - it's been a busy old time. For those of you who enjoy Susan's tale, good news. The next chapter will be out in minutes and she's pestering me to finish at least one more too. Susan first appeared in Entertaining at Home. Other characters mentioned joined the story in subsequent episodes of Entertaining at Lar...
"Mr. Beckett? Do you have a minute, sir?" The minor league manager had been staring out the window for a good ten minutes, and his players had all noticed. So had the two assistant coaches. One of them mentioned it to the other and suggested they go see what was wrong. "Nope. Not goin' in there," his fellow assistant said. "He'll work it out." "I hope so....
Chapter Two: Road Trip Remembering and Reconciling. I was daydreaming again. I'd been doing that a lot recently. About three weeks ago my wife Jill and I broke the monogamy barrier by having a tryst with her college roommate Carmen and her husband Tim. I'd been daydreaming ever since. My name is Paul. I'm a home builder and Jill, my wife, teaches art at ou...