It was a chilly fall night as I waved goodbye to the couple I was babysitting for as they backed out of the driveway on their way to a date with some friends. I turned around and went back inside to check on the kid that I was to take care of that evening for a couple hours. I liked babysitting to earn some extra cash to help with my Freshman year of college...
Introduction. All great stories must start with an introduction. Welcome to the Dungeon of Bad Ends! Here, the harrowing main characters will do everything in their power to escape from the dungeon unscathed, fighting through many, many, wrong turns on the way out! The dungeon is a massive structure, existing in its own time period as it lays right under the...
I am a college girl that turned 19 last week, and my name is Jennifer, but my friends call me Jen. I moved out of my parents' home and moved into my own one bed apartment that was available for rent. My part-time job as a grocery store clerk pays enough to support the rent. I work there every week on Sunday. I still go to College, as a Sophomore. I come home...
An ESL experience at a for-profit college in Thailand. BACKGROUND: Originally, I'd been in business, as an insurance underwriter, but left that occupation when my company was decimated by the "Great Recession" of 2008. The following year my wife and I divorced after a short, unhappy, childless marriage. I decided to change careers. Reinvent myself. Do som...
As-Salamu Alaykum, my brothers and sisters. My name is Jonathan James Korfa. My friends call me J.J. My family hails from the town of Dhamasa in the Gedo region of Somaliland. My father and mother moved to the City of Boston, Massachusetts, where I was born a few years later. I grew up in New England, and lived there for my whole life. One day, my existence...
Mathew woke earlier than the sun did, something woke him but he didn't know what. They had spent the evening up at the main house celebrating their tiny victory. But as the evening wore on most of the men who fought earlier had quietly slipped away to their own stalls as yesterday's endeavors took their toll and their strength and stamina failed. Mathew kiss...
During my freshman year of college, I learned about something called a "flashbulb memory" during my introduction to psychology class. It's a memory of an event that was so meaningful at the time it occurred, your brain can recall vivid details of what happened in that particular moment years after it took place. I have about a half-dozen of these flashbulb m...
You should read Part 1 before reading Part 2 although this part could stand alone. Thanks again to LadyCibelle and Techsan for their editing. Chapter 1: Marie tells her story I hardly know where to begin. My life has been totally turned upside down. You readers know me as Marie Timmons. My real name is Angel Marie Simmons. I used my middle name and change...
Authors note: I would like to say goodbye to an old friend. "Techsan" was one of my editors and has been with me since I started writing stories in Aug. 2005. He along with others made my stories a much better read. He will be missed. Farewell old friend, God be with you. A big thank you goes out to LadyCibelle and Miss Lynn for helping edit this story. Wit...
Chapter 1 I was never so excited in my life. I was finally out of high school, ready to start college in another week or so, it really felt like the true beginning of my life. My grades had always been good, I've really liked school and I did play some sports but wasn't a star at anything. My grades in science and math were good, I was interested in them a...