I felt my beloved husband of five years roll over in bed. I knew what came next; stretching and farting. I smiled softly; pretending to still be asleep. He would sit on the side of our bed for a moment before rising to get ready for another long day at work; leaving me and the baby to sleep away the pre-dawn hours. But this morning, the routine was broken...
We've all been part of those conversations where the question is asked, "So what country did your ancestors come from?" Of course we are supposed to say they are from Kenya or Germany, perhaps India or Mexico. The truth is I don't know. I have a wandering spirit that I suspect I got from my ancestors. So I see my past rooted in a handsome man from Spain, a p...
The stillness of the sunset was startlingly surreal. It was as if I awoke in another place, another world separate from the real one, where the problems of my life melted and floated away on the lingering air. But even I knew, that this false reality would come to an end. All my problems and issues would reappear and everything would be as hard-if not harder...
Elena had cried herself to sleep every night for the past month. Her husband and best friend from high school had been in the Air Force. He enlisted to earn money for college. Sadly, that was a dream that would never come to pass. He had been a cook (under the job title: services.) Unfortunately, the services department got deployed almost as much as pilots...
In Zamindars Part 1, I had described the situation that I witnessed on arriving at my friend Vivek's estate. His father, Subhash (The Thakur) was openly having a sexual relationship with Champa who was 20 years younger to him and the wife of his driver. Part 2 is more about what I saw between Subhash uncle & Champa. Champa was sitting in uncle's lap while h...
After the end of October Halloween party I realised that it would not be long until my January birthday when I would receive a beating. As I had participated in thrashing others I could hardly avoid what was due to me on my reaching thirty. When after joining the company in May and realising what went on I had been filled with a mixture of fear and excitem...
Gilbert, 25 and a chef, worked some of the year at his parents' seaside boutique hotel. While he was there his parents could take vacations and short breaks. He often travelled or worked overseas. The best part of the situation was the availability of older, married ladies, his first choice in female partners. If he was taking a break in Asian countries his...
Hi readers! This is my third go at this vampire story, please leave me some comments good or bad and I will try to learn from them all. Thank you The end of the beginning "You fucking idiot," the countess screamed in my face. "You killed her, didn't you, you fucking killed her." As she screamed she lifted me off my feet, her hands around my throat. My head...
It was a quiet Wednesday afternoon. Well, it was in the middle of the recession. The phone rang. 'Hi, is that Tom Jones?' followed by a little laugh. Don't go there. My mother was a fan. 'Yes it is. I hope you are not too disappointed?' My standard line when an attractive sounding voice was the other end of the phone. I could hear her smiling. 'I am su...
A week after Steve drove Stanley Konichech from Kathy’s life, she filed for a divorce. Her Petition was quickly granted without opposition. Stan signed over the house to his ex-wife as Steve had insisted, and shortly thereafter Steve gave up his apartment and moved in with Kathy. To all appearances, Kathy and Steve were just another couple with the usual l...