Previously on "Come As You Are" - Four lifelong friends reunite for their ten-year high school reunion -- professional chef Brenda Lattimore, celebrity video game streamer Sadie Green (nee Bedford), recently engaged ski instructor Michelle Min, and local business owner Collette Hansen. Over drinks and dinner the night before the reunion, the girls discover t...
"Shh!" Callie hissed. "Don't tell the whole world, Junebug!" "Don't call me that," Junie said automatically. Junie hated her real name. Her parents had been some sort of late-nineties version of hippies, and they still were, really. They ran a small organic and vegan bakery downtown. Callie's friend had put up with her name through elementary school, but b...
It was the night of Homecoming. Tommy James got the weekend off from his place of employment, as did his date. He was kind of nervous about what would happen at the dance. Should he play it cool with her? Ari did tell him and show him some things that were interesting, to say the least. He looked at himself in the mirror, brushed his hair and scruffy face. H...
After a long day at work I was finally on my way home. During my commute, the radio stations were all talking about the fact that today is Valentines Day. They had a dedication line set up for callers to phone in requests for the ones they love. With cruise control set, half listening and half in thought, I snapped out of my sedentary pose at the radio annou...
There is no sex in this story. Please search elsewhere for that type of story. I want to thank my wife for her assistance, guidance, and patience with me while I was writing this story. As usual constructive comments and critiques are requested and welcome. Thanks for reading my story. Enjoy. * Sitting on a high bluff overlooking Lake Wappapello, I am ama...
This is the story of how I met my wife. Thomas Jefferson High... That's where I went to school. We were a little over halfway through our junior year when my wife and I first met. That's when fate first fell into my lap. Oh that fickle finger of fate. I suppose most guys owe the meeting of their wives to fate. It certainly played a role in mine. Yeah, a Kin...
It was a hot day in Califorina and it was the beginning of a new school year and Noel Michaels was putting on her make-up and was getting ready to meet her friends who were picking her up. Noel was the most popular girl in the 10th grade and most of the boys said she was the hottest. She is a dancer and she danced for 18 hours a week. She was one out of 5 ki...
Everyone is watching everyone. That’s what she was taught. Her first cogniscent moment was the face of an elder, leaning into her face and whispering the words. “Watch everyone. Trust no one.” The first time, she was far too young to know what the words meant. But even her innocent, child eyes could see the menace and fear mingled in the elder’s face. She...
As always, I appreciate any constructive criticism or compliments. I'm still getting the hang of this writing thing. Still not much steam, but I wanted to establish the characters first. Chapter 5 or 6 will probably start being juicier. Thanks for reading. :) ____________________ True to his word, Bobby really did not speak with or even look at Mellie duri...
I grew up in a home where there was a mother, a father and a brother. We went to church every Sunday and attended Sunday school. Our weekends were for homework, helping around the house and visiting our grandparents. During the school week we were allowed 2 hours for play before dinner. After dinner we had to take turns washing and drying the dishes for mom...