I had to wonder to myself how we managed to get into the mess we were in here. Honey had been gone for four hours now, I'm sure Ray was enjoying my wife's company tonight. I'm sure he would have her back here late tonight. I think when her walks through the door tonight, I'm just going to have to tell him everything. About the time I was in deep thoughts ab...
It must have been louder than she thought for the guy next to her stirred, then turned his head quickly toward her. "Are you Okay?" he asked with sleepy concern in his voice. Without looking at him, she nodded not trusting her voice. He turned back. Her eyes widened, she knew that voice. Suddenly it all came back in a flash. She had gone out with a "new"...
I've been at this gig for about three years now in a Northeastern city. Career-wise, it wasn't what I expected to be doing at my age, but I can't gripe about the pay. This is for a private apartment complex (not a hotel, mind you), so it's rightly what Europeans define as being a Concierge (attending to high-end residents' needs). I'm in my mid-twenties, t...
If I were asked to name the most unusual experience I have ever had, I would not have to consider my answer for even a moment. It would be the time I spent one spring, many years ago, with the curious Miss Susan Brobeck. The funny thing is, I spend a fair bit of time trying to chase fantasies and explore new territory. And yet the most unusual adventure of a...
It was in the late 1960's our family moved over to Australia. We went under the £10 scheme where you had to agree to stay there for 2 years. If you return to England before your 2 years, you will pay back the full fare to the Australian government. Within a few months of living in Australia my parents bought a house in Adelaide. The house in Australia was...
HARD PASSION: The Chronicles of Erica Bradson. Chapter 4. Agreed Ownership A wonderful tune of classic music sang in my ear, the strong bitter red wine put me in a relaxing mood, the tasty food on my plate kept me asking for more as I gently ate it, and my eyes praised the decorated white dinner table. It was nice being invited over for dinner at the Harp...
Frank Fletcher was pissed. His boss ordered him to drive from St. Louis to Cheyenne, Wyoming on one hour's notice, with no time to research flights. With no options, he set out with a change of clothes, a bag of toiletries and his laptop in the middle of the day with a Google directions to his destination. He swore at his asshole boss as he drove through Kan...
The water was only two feet deep, and normally wouldn’t have posed a risk of death to anyone. Today though the temperature was below freezing and a thin covering of ice made two feet more dangerous than twenty. Harry was soaked from the neck down. The only part of his body still dry was his head, and it wasn’t keeping him from freezing quickly. “I’m sorry,...
The heat of the sun was beginning to burn through Linda's fragile clothes. She lifted one leg and rubbed it impatiently on the other, like a horse chafing against its tether. She too had been tethered. Every time she flexed her wrists she felt the rough bark of the tree above her, pinning her in position. She had been alone for five minutes, no more, but tha...
Carrie's day was different. After getting dressed but leaving the bow in her hair, she got Jack and Emily up, bathed and ready. As she was putting the children in their car seats she had a devilish idea. Giggling, she stopped for a moment, fished out her phone and took a selfie herself standing in the car door, about to get in and take the kids to school....