As a cub reporter for the third largest agricultural newspaper in Tufton Flats, Iowa, I'm trained to keep my eyes open for a story, any story which might enlighten and provoke our readership of six hundred strong. You might even recognize my name if you're a fellow member of the fifth estate—it was I who in 1998 went undercover to penetrate the secret cabal...
It was late afternoon on a Friday and my motivation was definitely waning so Margie's visit was timely. We had an open concept work environment so whenever she stopped by it had to appear completely professional despite what the nature typically was. "Are you taking off soon?" she asked. "Unfortunately, no," I replied, "I've got almost another hour." "Wou...
John's mind raced as the shower steam fogged up the bathroom mirrors. The hot water rained loudly down upon his tense body, eventually crashing onto the tile floor below. Despite his long time shameful yearnings, he found it near impossible to reconcile the information that his wife had presented him with, just earlier that evening. "Baby. Henry wants to t...
Fifteen Love Copyright Oggbashan January 2018 The author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. This is a work of fiction. The events described here are imaginary; the settings and characters are fictitious and are not intended to represent specific places or living persons. +++ The following are fifty-word stories. The tit...
Story originally created by arlingtonMan on October 11, 2010. Adopted by 57 (me) on June 28, 2017. Previous introduction: You feel like shit at work because you and your wife were fighting this morning before you left and you haven't gotten any texts or calls from her (usually at least a couple) and you feel like it was your fault you were fighting. You wok...
I had just been transferred to a new department at work. I'd come up with a new idea, and the big wigs liked it, so I'd been given the somewhat staggering task of actually leading the project. Along with the new responsibilities came a new office in another part of the building. I decided to get a head start and came in early to move my stuff over into my ne...
Claire White sat in the physiotherapist's waiting room and winced as she felt her back go into spasm once more. At 32 she was loving her career as a marketing manager, but the desk work had caused her to suffer considerable back pain for a while now and her company had referred her to this clinic. A door opened and a handsome, well-defined physiotherapist i...
Over for another year, thank God I thought to myself. Why were these awards ceremonies always held in the middle of winter? Luckily, we men are dressed in tuxedos whereas the poor women are wearing their best cocktail dresses which although fabulous viewing to break the monotony of the ceremony, they offer little if any protection from the elements. The Gros...
Jenny had been employed at the law firm of Sutton, Marsh and Turner for the last six months. She had hired in as a receptionist, having no previous legal experience in her resume. She realized she was hired for her looks, and the first impression she would create for the clients of the firm. Coworkers mentioned that all past receptionists were attractive, bu...
I lived an ordinary life as a married mum and doing accounts for a small family business until my husband Richard was promoted. This meant we had to move South but the job came with a house and was close to my parents for baby sitting. An additional perk for Richard was membership of the golf club. The new house was on the outskirts of a village next door...