Gutierrez Janitorial Services, whose office lies in a seedy neighborhood not far from the Saint Laurent Mall, is one of the largest cleaning companies in the City of Ottawa, Ontario. They compete with Aramark and GDI and the other big shots for access to schools, labs, shopping centers and Canadian government buildings. The owner, Marisol Gutierrez has a com...
This story is about how to drive wicked fast as opposed to how to drive stupid fast. Driving stupid fast is when you are driving 20 mph over the speed limit in your mini-van or SUV while talking on the cell phone. Then, there is driving scary fast. Driving scary fast is when you are driving so fast that you scare even yourself. If you are scaring yourself by...
I am what in Sweden was called an "old lass", the daughter who had to take care of the old parents. Like so many others I ended up unmarried and had to find my outcome on my own. My eldest brother inherited the farm. I got a small cottage in the village, though. My brother also let me use our mountain pasture as if it was mine. It is an old tradition in Dale...
It had been five months since I lost my middle management job without any warning and through no cause of mine. The seemingly random event that had a cataclysmic shift on my life. The, on the surface of things profitable and sound company I worked for, had just gone bang and closed down. It had come as quite a shock there had been no warning signs that the c...
The place: Casino on the strip in Las Vegas, Nevada Megan was a casino black jack dealer for one of the middle rate casinos in Las Vegas. It was a Saturday, and Megan's Friday which meant that she would have the next two days off as her weekend. This casino was unusually busy for an ordinary Saturday. Every table that Megan went to deal at was completely f...
Copyright Notice: All characters and individual material is © Jasmine Becker 2011. All rights Reserved. The Wheel of time Setting and books are ©1990 by Robert Jordan. The phrases "The Wheel of time" and "The Dragon Reborn" and the snakewheel symbol are trademarks of Robert Jordan. All rights reserved. Books published by Tor Books, a registered trademark o...
Chapter 1: It All Starts With Desire "Those whose restrain Desire only do so because their desire is weak enough to do so."-William Blake (The "action" will take some time to appear...so if plots do not appeal to you....you are free to go. However¸ if you enjoy something more than quick gratification, please, stay.:)) Italy mid 1700s: "..Signor Lautremon...
She watched her mother chuck the vase at the latest man to fall for her special level of crazy. He ducked just in time, and the vase shattered against the wall. She cringed. Why this one? Why him? This wasn't surprising behavior of course. She had grown up with the revolving door of men in her mother's life. Her mother was easy to love, passionate and crea...
I started seeing a new person a few days ago. He had a long car ride home from work ahead of him and I decided to keep him entertained, as much as I could given that I live in a collective and often run up against interruptions from curious cats and bemused roommates. The roommates don't join in. It's not that kind of story. I'm just easily distracted. Here'...
"Saxon slaves! Yellow-haired Saxon slaves!" Donaire turned at the slaver's shout on the back of his horse, with the sound of well-worn leather creaking. The heavy iron helmet he wore shortened his view to the side. Yet, he did glimpse the thin silhouettes of ragged blond-haired slaves atop a thick wooden block. Four . . . nay, five and the last two were wom...