"Hi, Cynthia!" "Uh... Hi?" I looked uncertainly at the guy standing behind me in the bus queue just across the university campus. Did I know him? "I'm Richard. You do remember me, don't you? We met at Gabby's party." "Oh, yes. Yes, of course!" Well, I recalled the party two nights ago but not Richard. The only new face I remembered that night was a hand...
"Would you like one lump or two?" Said the sweet looking nine-year-old Jenny with flowing blonde hair in the pretty dress as she tried her best to look as snooty as possible. She was playing the part of hostess in her favorite game 'tea party' with her favorite playmate Uncle Tom. He wasn't really her uncle, it was just an honorary title given the longtime f...
Reality Stings ------------------ Wednesday, 9 April ------------------ It was the kind of bright, airy spring day that felt warm when you were in the sunshine, but made you shiver if you were caught in the shadows, the cold, northerly breeze nipping at your ears and nose. Along the path that led down to the river the cherry trees were in full blossom lo...
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Serendipity – 28 Gladys makes her pitch Many thanks go to RF-Fast for his editing and suggestions that enhanced the story. Any bad grammar left is wholly on me and my artistic style. LEGALESE: Don't read this if you are underage, if it is illegal in your area, if it is offensive to you, or if you cannot distinguish fiction from reality. This...
Tina and Cathy were relaxing on their loungers, watching Sean towel off on the dock after a morning swim. He had grown a lot in his senior year of high school and his athletics showed in the broad shoulders and flat stomach. Cathy said to her older sister, "He is growing into a man very fast. What about a girlfriend?" Tina looked over at her and said, "G...
Part 1 I awoke with a jerk from a bad dream, the details of which fled with the opening of my eyes. There was a warm body in the bed beside me. It belonged to a doll named Isabella Wyona, as did the bed, the room, and the apartment. She was Caribbean, from a place called Cat Island. A fan dancer down at the Diamond Club and a pretty good one. Her deep brow...
The chronological order of my stories is as follows: Todd & Melina series, Interludes 1-5, Sperm Wars series, Russian Roulette series, Case of the Murdered Lovers series, Case of the Murdered Chessplayer series, The Swap series, Interludes 6-10, The Murdered Football Player Series, Case of the Black Widow series, Teresa's Christmas Story, The Case of the Bl...
In disgust, Jeffrey Greenberg flung his copy of The Wall Street Journal to the rich oriental carpet in his opulent office on the 24th floor of the Nova Center building in Phoenix. "That goddamn woman and her husband aren't going to draw a peaceful breath for the rest of their lives if I can help it," he snarled aloud. Striding to the open door of his mahoga...
(I have to thank Lewunrem for her invaluable help editing this story. I hope this turns into an enjoyable read for you folks. If it does, then we got it right. If it doesn't, then perhaps next time.) My Dad once told me that my honesty was simply too much for most folks. Kinda dumb when you think he was t...
Money, money, money, money, money, money, money. Dough, cash, bucks, scratch, dollars, pesos, script, moolah, marigolds, macaroni, bacon, bread, greenbacks, coin, smackers, C-notes, yards, Benjamins, sawbuck, double sawbuck, fin, cabbage, clams, bills, and wad, whatever you call it and by now you know it, I'm writing about money. We all want it but so few o...