Chapter 11 All About Eve Lauren swung by to pick up Carmen at her mom's house at 8 a.m. They ate breakfast at a hole-in-the-wall Hispanic cafe on North Broadway in Lincoln Park where Carmen had waited tables in her high school and college years. She had remained friends with the owners, Ramon and Rosita Florio, and their family and staff, and stopped in when...
Pam and her sister, Gillian, are talking in a coffee shop. "Pam darling, you would not believe, he is so wonderful," Gilly's voice goes very high and squeaky when she is excited, "even though he is quite a bit older than me, he is so energetic especially in the bedroom," Gillian was telling her older sister Pam all about the new man in her life, "I have my...
I sat in my office running over the progress report one last time before the Executive Review meeting. The last five days had been remarkably productive and if Mr. Yan from Studio K was as receptive as my own boss, Bob (Robert) McVoy, had been last night? Then the collaboration between Studio K and Megadyne was going to make the jump from prototype to full p...
I had found that my life had become quite complicated since I met John. He was, for me, the perfect match. We shared interests, both enjoyed cooking, and he was willing to help me when I needed to move heavier things around my studio. We are both Christians. I couldn't ask for more from any man. With my career advancing, I had purchased a photography studio...
My name is Sue and I am 26 years old and I have been married to Bill for 2 years now and we love each other such a lot. We fell in love very quickly and only dated for about 8 weeks before he asked me to marry him and, fearful I might miss out on him if I said no, I accepted! A month later we married and quickly settled down to married life together. Bill is...
It was 5:00 before I realized it. The day had passed so quickly, but Derek and I had gotten a lot accomplished. I strode back to the storage room where Derek was still working. I told him the time and I was leaving for the day. He told me to have a nice evening and he’d see me tomorrow. I said “good night” not really anxious to leave. I drove home slow...
Jess and Mike were running their own successful tattoo and piercing studio. Over the years they became quite popular - their detailed and fantastic inking became famous not only in their city but in the whole state. One day they decided to give something back to society and wanted to start some kind of charity. As tattooing, piercing and other body modificat...
I have been a photographer for nearly twenty years, working the past five out of a standard storefront studio and shop. I used to work the glamour and fashion runway circuit, but I got tired of dealing with shallow, anorexic chicks with phony silicone tits and decided to find something more enjoyable. I do the wedding gigs and portraits to pay the bills like...
There was a 'clicking' noise as the television was turned on. Slowly, the blurry fuzz of black and white static started to focus in on an image. It was a cheap-looking television studio, like those used in the late night infomercials, complete with what looked to be a studio audience. A grinning man with a toothy smile and greasy, slicked bad black hair app...
Sandi, the young, tattooed, college intern who worked at the reception desk, greeted us with a perky, "Hi Linda, Hi Eric," when we walked into the Art League office. "You're here early again." "Hi, Sandi. We just want to warm up and practice some new poses before everyone arrives. I hope that's OK," I replied. It was quarter past nine on Saturday morning, a...