RECONCILIATION OR BTB? "Well, Kim, did you and Kyle do it?" Connie asked expectantly. Unenthusiastically Kim replied, "Yeah, we did it." "Come on, girlfriend. Spill all the juicy details." "It was the worst sex ever. I feel like killing you for talking me into it." "What? I thought Kyle was supposed to be terrific in the sack." "Maybe according to him....
"What is wrong with me?" Melissa Fortney had asked herself the same question everyday for the last several weeks. By all objective standards, she should have been enjoying life: great job, two beautiful kids, a nice home, and a terrific loving husband. She had everything, everything but happiness. The problem was she didn't know what was needed to satisfy he...
JESSICA It's almost time. Phase I of my life is almost over. Phase II is about to begin. My feelings are mixed and intense. I just have to hold on a little longer and then it will be too late for me to back out. Phase I of my life had two parts: Pre-Ray and Post-Ray. In Pre-Ray life I was absolutely miserable. I was ugly: unmanageable mousy-brown hair, a...
A solitary figure trudged against the gusting Omaha wind. Paul had to lean forward to walk into the wind, being careful to change his angle when the wind suddenly switched direction without notice. Holding on to his hat with one hand and clutching the collar of his Navy Pea Coat with his other, he should have been protected. Unfortunately, it started to snow...
The preacher approached the pulpit after accepting the offering plates. He looked out at the congregation and began to speak. "As you can see by the altar, this is a Communion Sunday. Some may be surprised to know that I get complaints about Communion Sundays more than anything else. Some people complain that it causes the service to go late and the Baptists...
UNWANTED ASSISTANCE It was the annual United Way dinner and dance to reward the bosses of the companies who contributed the most and the chairmen and chairwomen in each company or agency that achieved 100% participation in the campaign. The annual campaign goal had been surpassed this year, so everyone was in a good mood. The meal was a buffet consisting of...
There are two things you should know about me: 1) I am a Technical Support person. I work for a quasi-governmental agency (i.e., one that has a private board directing it but has little funds other than from state or federal sources). Yes, I'm a nerd, but a first-rate nerd. My job not only encompasses keeping computer hardware and software up to date but als...
Mr. Naïve and Ms. Gullible got married one day. They had a baby named Cheryl. Luckily, they were apparently good looking because their daughter was absolutely gorgeous. The first time I met her, she had long, black straight hair, bedroom eyes, and a 34-23-35 body that stood a statuesque 5'10". Every man's wet dream. I am Raymond, or Ray, or Ray-Ray, or R.J....
Laura started unpacking her suitcase and wondered how soon her husband Shawn would arrive. He had surprised her with a Bahamas cruise as a way to rekindle their marriage. Talk about a surprise! He only told her the night before. All she had to do was pack. Shawn had cleared the vacation time with her work and informed both sets of parents. The only thing she...
I have been a single parent for four years due to the untimely death of the love of my life in a car accident. Our daughter was 12 at the time of the accident. We both took it pretty hard, but we had each other and a good therapist. At least money was not a concern as the trucking company paid a large sum for the negligence of their driver who was uninjured...