It was Saturday night and Charles was away on business and would be until Monday. And the kids were visiting their grandparents on their farm. This was her second day all to herself so Barbara figured, what the hell, she was going out for a night on the town. She had been eating healthy and…

Chapter 22 — Showers of Happiness After my encounter with Emma and her shoes, the next two weeks were quite uneventful. The women were extremely preoccupied putting the final touches on the baby shower that they were throwing for Monica this coming Saturday. They were hustling about and constantly on the phone ordering everything they…

Untying her apron she headed upstairs to her room. She pulled the money from her back pocket and grinned flipping through it before sticking it back into her pocket. She stuck her key into the doorknob and opened the door to her room. She stepped inside leaving the door open and pulled off her shirt…

“I think that’s it.” Mike said as he routed through the stuff piled on the table. “I think we got it all.” I had just spent a Sunday afternoon at a friends house helping him take pictures with my digital camera of an assortment of items he wanted to sell on e-bay. Mike is engaged…

It was a rainy summer’s evening in New Orleans. The rain was heavy, drenching all that was beneath in but a few seconds. Thunder rolled up above, and lightning danced across the sky, lighting the world in fitful, ecstatic bursts, and occasionally a gust of wind would toss a flurry of leaves into the air….

It was late in the afternoon when my husband John came home from the art studio we owned. I was in the kitchen making dinner and when he came in he said that he had sold a few paintings that day which was excellent news. I informed him that our children were going to be…

Note to readers: I wrote this with assistance from my friend. This is all fictional, nothing real about it. Enjoy! Shawn arrived at Changed Outlook a little before opening. He had a lot of paperwork to get done and inventory to put away for the Valentine’s Day rush. Business started picking up weeks before that…

It was a gorgeous day for a drive. I drove along listening to the purring power of the red Mustang’s engine, top down, sunglasses on, my long dirty-blonde air billowing in the breeze. I cruised along the backcountry road leaving a trail of dust in my wake, singing tunelessly at the top of my voice….

Author’s note: this is my first submission. I would love feedback on what you enjoyed and what could be even better! ***** Damon absently drummed his fingertips along the top of his steering wheel as he waited for the light to turn green. Usually he cursed the heavy summer traffic, but today he didn’t mind…

Cherry Boy – a term to describe sailors and Marines who are new to the nightlife scene of various Philippine cities, such as Subic Bay, Angeles City and Manila. That was me back in 1990. A newly-commissioned ensign in the United States Navy, on my way to my first war. I was stationed aboard the…