A Crime

"I Was Arrested That Same Afternoon"

The clock had stopped, it had been at least ten minutes since I'd looked at it, but the bloody thing still said six minutes before eight o'clock.Then I heard the warder's footsteps, slow measured steps as he approached my door....

Annie and I, the early days chapter 3

"My thanks go to Jwren for editing this story"

Squeezed into bed beside the soundly sleeping Julie, Annie and I cuddled as we drifted off.In the morning, we awoke as Julie was dressing. "I think I've got the flu,'" she croaked. “I'm going home to bed.""Stay here, we'll look...

Annie and I, the Early Days

"My thanks go to Jwren for editing this story."

Annie’s mum organised a leaving school celebration party for her on Friday night so I left my second job an hour early and ran home to dive in the bath and then get dressed to go with her.We managed to...

An Evening to Remember

"I Missed my First Anniversary Celebration Dinner Date that evening, but for Good Reason…"

I’ll start by telling you that at the time of this incident, I lived alone.  My boyfriend and I had planned to go out to a very smart restaurant that evening as it was our first anniversary together.  It was a dinner-date...

Long, Hot Summer – Ch. 9

"The good earth, the boundless sky..."

O, love and summer, you are in the dreams and in me.--Walt Whitman, The Sleepers Wednesday was the last day of my little lawn service business. It was like so many other days in that summer of 1979, hot and close, the...

Drifter Ch.1

"A stranger brings unexpected feelings"

Kali woke to the sound of movement from downstairs. Rolling over she checked the time, squinting her eyes at the bright screen of her phone. 3:24.Frowning, she pushed herself into a sitting position and listened again. The house should be...