NOTE TO OUR READERS: This has taken a long time to produce because we took time out to get married – yes to each other! We're concluding our story with this chapter. We'll stay in touch with several of you who have contacted us via email. But mostly Lissia and I are going to get 'caught up on our lives together'. We hope this closing chapter brings everythin...
(Please feel free to add Chapters) Tammy woke up to the sound of her alarm clock, She rolled over looking at the empty space next to her. She had gotten used to this sight, ever since she married Scott. It wasn't his fault, he worked as a haulage driver but over the years the firm got bigger and now he was working long distance haulage going from country to...
Author's Note: Once again I want to thank Techsan for taking time from his busy schedule to edit this story for me. Please provide feedback. It is the only payback we authors get for our efforts. Thanks. * It had to be a hoax. An ill conceived, mean spirited practical joke but who would do such a thing. Who would chance destroying a good marriage just for...
We awoke early to prepare for the big event. It wasn't every day that you got the chance to schedule the creation of a new human being. Even when a couple is making every effort, conventional conception can be a hit or miss proposition. Success is usually reported some weeks later and comes as a thrilling surprise to one if not both participants. Having expe...
The inspiration for this story is the classic Bruce Hornsby song of the same name. I originally meant for this to be submitted under the Tapestry banner, but I think it stands more on its own, even though it features some characters from a story I submitted many years ago, History Lessons, plus a couple of other characters who have appeared in passing in som...
Chapter 1: Phone Call The phone rang as she came in the door with her hands full of groceries. Amelia set them down and reached for the phone. "Hello?" she said. "You have been accepted into The Academy. A packet will soon arrive with instructions on how to proceed", a voice said. Amelia collapsed into a nearby chair and slowly smiled. She has been accepted...
My wife Amanda celebrated her 30th birthday one week ago. Since then, however, I had been noticing a strange melancholia that was settling into her behavior. It wasn't something bleak, like depression, but the change in her demeanor was palpable. Amanda normally possessed a bubbly personality--- she was more positive and enduring than anyone I've ever known...
A few days after my 34th birthday, nearly old enough to have made a second lap through school, I actually did find myself standing inside my old high school. It was Career Day, and someone had tracked me down on Facebook and asked if I would come speak to some students about my fairly boring business job. This combined a bunch of things I don't really care...
"Miss Grey, can you please come into my office? I need to speak with you." Tabitha glanced up from where she was sliding her Calculus book into her bag, a bit startled. "Um, sure Professor Holloway..." "What about the party, Tabby?" Callie muttered. It was a gorgeous August Friday; their first week of their first year in college. All the kids were gather...
"Is everyone here? We need to get this faculty meeting started. We have a lot to discuss," said the gray haired principal, settling his glasses on his nose and shuffling a stack of papers loudly against the podium. An older woman with a steel gray severe bob of hair and a pinched face raised her hand. "Sir, Isabella is missing, again." She grimaced in disap...