The bell rang, signalling the end of the day's last lesson. I watched the students file out of the room, and, as the door closed behind the last I leant back in my chair and breathed out a long sigh. I looked at the pile of test sheets on the desk in front of me, gathering up the energy to start marking them. I had sprung a surprise spot test on my last clas...
If it weren't for her long, lanky legs I would probably be the new sales manager, in fact, well on my way to the top instead of here, on the bottom, as it were. As it turned out, I missed the advancement because of a simple good deed. On the way to my office I stopped to help the new employee. And because of that one altruistic act, my career took a sudden a...
It's that time of the year again, when cold weather sinks in, and people start that old tradition of Christmas shopping. So many people stress out, not knowing what to buy, or who to buy for. And the fact that we are programmed that it is better to give, only adds to the stress. But not me, I enjoy giving, and even though I'm a college student on a tight bud...
"Click... clack... click... clack... click... clack," the echo off high heels walking across a freshly polished floor filled the lobby of Claybourne High School as one its teachers made her way inside from the frigid, mid-January temps outside. It was a cold Friday morning with a light dusting of snow covering much of suburban Ohio town Kim Dudley, and her...
"Great," Doug said, and walked a slow half circle around her, behind her but very close. He went to the chair in which Ginny had been sitting and slid it over in front of her. He then sat down in the chair, and leaning on the front edge of it, he looked her slowly up and down, as if contemplating what to do next. Ginny figured he had some ideas, but she thou...
I can imagine working. I really am, you know, getting work done. Between bite size chunks of real stuff, I take these... breaks. For funzies. That's all. I'm not too busy today. When I am, I don't really get on my naughty email, but, today, I'm not so busy. I'm waiting on things from, well, from all over the place. A guy on the West Coast is hunting down a p...
My concentration was on the computer screen when I heard the unmistakable sound of a pile of file folders as they hit my desk. I looked up. "Ah shit, Ellen, I just whittled that pile down from this morning." Ellen shrugged her shoulders. "Sorry Lily. Count your blessings 'cause you should see the stack that I dropped off at Hank's office. Ellen was right....
The last meeting I had with the company president, things didn't fair so well. The disagreement I had with John led to a hasty exit on my part. Ramsy Advertisements is a reputable business but dealing with John sometimes can be rather frustrating. I was hesitant on a second meeting, but a friend of mine insisted I try again. The day was very warm and sunny,...
It was a tumultuous time in my life when Anna came along. I had just separated from my wife of only three years, of which the last six months had been hell on my emotions. We had had a very outgoing sex life, and in the end that’s what probably cost us the marriage. We had a pretty wild ride, but in the end my ex wanted more than I could ever provide, both f...
For nearly a week, Rouran had not had a moment of peace. It seemed there was always some clerk or messenger at her arm, reminding her of something that needed doing that only she could do, or a meeting only she could attend. The city was in desperate need of putting to rights, and it had occurred to her that Lord Ked had abandoned the post of Exarch just at...