Denis and I run a small but profitable photographic studio where we specialize in family portraits and we also take glamour photographs. We have our studio attached to our home. It was originally a large hairdressing salon which was purpose built by the previous owners of our home. We do enough of the photographic work to keep us both employed - Denis does t...
Part One: The Discovery August 15, 2010: Sam Johnson hated going into the bank. A long time computer nerd, he so much preferred doing everything possible online. Paying bills. Ordering gifts. So much simpler than having to go out and interact with people. Today's quest was something he always left to his wife Teresa, digging out the kids' birth certificates,...
"I'm really hungry," I told Teresa, "Would you mind if we went to lunch before we started shopping?" Teresa was in town to do some shopping and then have a girl's night out with me. My eight-year-old daughter was spending the weekend with a friend and my husband had to work overtime all weekend. He never liked it when Teresa and I would get together. He sai...
This story is part of an ongoing series. The chronological order of my stories is listed in WifeWatchman's biography. Feedback and constructive criticism is very much appreciated, and I encourage feedback for ideas. This story contains graphic scenes, language and actions that might be extremely offensive to some people. These scenes, words and actions are...
We're all hard-wired differently, but exactly how that wiring will cause us to act in any particular circumstance is a mystery. That is, most of the time I don't believe that we can really predict how we will react to true life-altering situations. While both my parents were alive I remember thinking that I could take their deaths in stride. That is until...
Note to reader: This story has a slow build so if you are looking for a quickie you may want to go read something else and come back to this later. ***** Milo was nineteen years old and just starting his second semester at the university. The first semester had gone pretty well, three A's and two B's, so by his standards the freshman was off to a good star...
It all started innocently enough, a new couple to be friends with when my wife and I were feeling all alone. If I'd known then what I was getting us into, I... I don't know what I'd do. We were new to the area, no family or friends and making a fresh start in our late twenties. Relocating for work is stressful, hectic, and exciting all at once, but when I go...
Teresa woke up suddenly in a cold sweat. 'It was just a nightmare,' she thought to herself as she cradled her heavily pregnant belly. 'Just another nightmare.' As she stood to get out of bed, the baby inside of her belly kicked, and hard too, as if he somehow sensed his mother's distress. Teresa smiled and looked over at her American husband. It had been...
Author Notes: The Perspectives Series was created as a study of how our perception of people and events is largely influenced by our point of view. As you read the distinct stories of these characters, and become more invested in their lives, your perception of them and their situations will likely change. There are four novels in this collection, with th...
This story is part of an ongoing series. The chronological order of my stories is listed in WifeWatchman's biography, which is currently not updating. Stories after Ethical Dilemmas are: We'll Always Have Paris, Causing a Commotion. Feedback and constructive criticism is very much appreciated, and I encourage feedback for ideas. This story contains graphic...