As I took the last of my things from the trolley to the checkout counter, a female voice said, “Hello. Fancy seeing you here.” I looked up to see a face that I recognized from administration in my course. “Hello indeed.” She only had a few things and by the… Read more“The Supermarket Surprise”
Ay: Ekim 2025
A Slap in Frustration
My Dearest Marita: I hope you don’t think it obsessive that I write these chronologies of the budding of our relationship. The human memory will dull over time and I want to recreate as accurately as possible the memories that I have always regarded as some of the most special… Read more“A Slap in Frustration”
Would You?
“Would you rather be gay and rich or straight and poor?” asked Kyle. As high school boys, we all replied with an enthusiastic, “Straight and poor!” I don’t know how it always gets to this no matter what the subject. We end up asking Would You questions and it always… Read more“Would You?”
Triptych
After the reading and dinner with an old college friend, she retired, as had become the custom, to the hotel bar. Here her company was a boyish bartender who seemed to be desperately trying to think up something witty every time he passed by her but was never quite able… Read more“Triptych”
The Incentive List Ch. 03
Edinburgh, Scotland October 16th, 1996 David felt slightly awkward and not a little embarrassed. He was young, red blooded and most definitely single, and yet loitering around the entrance of a strip club still struck him as seedy and wrong, despite his undeniable excitement regarding the sights that may lay… Read more“The Incentive List Ch. 03”
Thorny Rose Ch. 02
Part 2 of a 3 part story—at the end of Part 1, Dale learns Rose’s secret and gets ready to tell her that he knows. * I was not looking forward to what was about to happen, and was worried about how Rose would react—I’d seen her get violent already,… Read more“Thorny Rose Ch. 02”
The Train
I recently had the pleasure of taking a leisurely trip by train, across this great nation of ours. It was three nights on the train and the experience proved to be much more interesting than I had anticipated. It was the morning of the second day when we were stopped… Read more“The Train”
The Princess Ornament
I’m going to tell you a story, a story about a woman who found herself hating Christmas. This woman had been tossed around by life. She had been moved around so much as a kid she really had no friends and had a lot of difficulty trusting people to stay… Read more“The Princess Ornament”
The Cruise
In one breath, he blew out all of the 18 candles on his birthday cake. Today was his day to shine. After his friends and family had wished him a happy birthday, and he had opened all of his gifts, he decided that today would mark the day of a… Read more“The Cruise”
Desires of an Indian Mind Ch. 02
Thank you for your wonderful feedbacks and recommendations on what needs to be done next in the storyline. I strongly recommend you to read ‘Desires of an Indian Mind pt 1’ before you read this part. This part of the series would contain a storyline within few characters who would… Read more“Desires of an Indian Mind Ch. 02”