Karen's fork stopped midway to her mouth; her hand frozen momentarily as the words struck her over the din of the restaurant. She quickly scanned the faces of her friends. "That's disgusting," Mary was saying, and scrunched her face in distaste. "Who would do that? It's gross. I could never." Not wanting her hesitation to be noticed, she made her hand move...
Hello to who reads this. I am Kigen of the Glenburn chronicle newspaper. To picture me I am 19, yellow hair and I usually wear sunglasses for no reason kinda like Bono from U2. I am known as the best at stories of todays entertainment. My best talent is getting the real truth behind today's biggest superstars. I am a real sneaky one. I personally sneak into...
On a damp early Spring afternoon several days after my time up at Melannie’s Playhouse I strolled entranced, the gray light of that cool day glancing starkly off wet pavements. I was no longer sore in every muscle, no longer exhausted. Sounds of workaday traffic whisking by were almost soothing to my ears. I was strangely at peace with the world. There was t...
That said, I believe that even in the most 'perfect' relationship, secrets are kept until the keeper is ready to set it free, if ever. I have secrets and, one day, I'll even let my husband know about them and I'll ask him to share his secrets, in return. Oh, I know he has them and, like him, I won't be angry at whatever he tells me, nor him with me. It's a g...
Jack came home and quickly changed into more comfortable slacks from his suit and tie. He sat down at the computer and logged on to check his e-mail and found that a couple of his online girlfriends had written to him and quite graphically described how they hoped their next meetings with him would take place. He wrote back rather briefly as he enjoyed makin...
Who was Betty & why did she think I was her prey? Earlier that night a woman in glasses came down to my end of the bar to buy some smokes from the machine -- I watched her out of the corner of my eye. I could tell she knew I was watching her because she studiedly refused to glance my way. She was blond-haired, which did not impress me particularly, but sh...
"A penny for your thoughts? The cat got your tongue? What's wrong Betty? You look so troubled, depressed, and angry. You look like you lost your best friend. Did your dog die? Why would someone as beautiful as you look so glum?" Every man realized it and commented on it, yet no man took the time to truly question it. Her beauty made them forget whatever els...
Dear Mom, I sit here and wonder what I would do if I lost you. I don't know where I would be if you were not with me. I never thought I would ever be this close to anyone in my entire life. While many of my friends have grown apart from their mothers, it seems to me that I have only gotten closer to mine. Some people would say that our closeness is not a h...
In the heat of the night I twist softly in my bed. I am sleeping though I am fully wide awake. Dreaming. The moon shines bright like a silver shield up in the dark skies, reflecting down through the slatted window and sending ripplets over the sheet that covers my body. I dream away, shifting gently. The silken sheets caressing my soft skins, making me shive...
When in a couples courtship... should you share your secrets? I was meeting with a group of friends one night. We are a mixed lot of folks whom share a love of brewing beer. There are three married couples, all of us range in age from the early thirties to the late 50s with a combined total of 50 years married. There are two, what we would consider younger,...