Brandy Stern stood in front of her full length mirror, "not bad if I do say so myself" She mused. Standing five foot eleven inches in her stocking feet, she weighed in at 175 lbs, a far cry from her weight just six months ago. Brandy had struggled with weight loss for years, made excuses about being big boned, having a genetic propensity for weight gain, s...
Mary Meets Morgan Then, when all was jilled off and done, the tears would flow, and flow, and flow. Micah would eventually come to bed, quietly slipping between the sheets next to me, but never quite touching. He never heard my tears, and I would drift into sleep with my cheeks against my pillow, dampened by desperation and defeat. At times I would swear a...
Let me start with a little background information before I get into the first part of this series. My wife and I had recently had our second child and put on some weight during and after the pregnancy. With the new addition to the family we found it a lot harder to find time to hit the gym and to stay motivated on any diets. I was especially having a hard ti...
Here I was, sitting in my office hard at work. The day has been busy, but frustrating. Random personnel seem to keep coming in, wanting their every need handled like they were the most important people. And just when I thought it couldn't get any crazier, in walked the new lieutenant. Every time he comes in, it is always some menial task that he could easily...
Inspired by Sue Grafton’s alphabetical series. “Congratulations!” I looked down at the weight scale, blinking back tears, trying to focus on the numbers. 128. 128! Just eight long months ago, I was close to 200 pounds. My counselor, Mary, gave me a big hug. “Oh, Clare! That’s so wonderful!” “I-I just can’t believe it!” “Well, believe it because it’s tru...
Thank you so much for your patience and the continued perusal of the first four chapters by new readers while I've been taking a break for Christmas and New Years. I have certainly not lost interest in the Daemon's Tale and my inspiration is still as strong as ever -- I've actually taken to carrying a notebook to jot down ideas when I can't actually sit down...
Thank you for the comments on my last segment, I corrected the names of the weight loss companies. I hope you enjoy this one and look for the last of Fox & Guests 04G with Nutrisystem spokeswomen. * The elevator opened and Martha stood there with a smile on her face. "I'm happy you decided to stay tuned for the second part of this special Thursday edition...
-I think there’s someone at the door. Peter sighed and looked away from the newspaper he had been reading since he had started his breakfast with his family. He looked at his wife and smiled. After sixteen years of marriage, as both were approaching their forties, he was still in love with Laura. Her brown hair, her blue eyes, not to mention her generous cur...
July 5, 2002 My Dear Friend James, In My loneliness and longing, I discovered My pet's profile, which she updated on April 2, 2002. This is how it read: cascade of velvet petals begin past of dim now blooms in bright by His hand and love does flourish a rose, only for His eyes delight Such beauty, poise and grace is the girl I love. Words so simple yet s...
Christine is the executive assistant where I work. Sixty, divorced and a grandmother. Not exactly a sexy beast on the surface, but I'm getting ahead of myself. Christine and I have a lot in common even though she is 15 years my senior. We've had many conversations over just about everything. She has always been easy to talk to and we make each other laugh....