Mandy – Pt. 7

"Meeting Mandy's parents goes better than either had expected!"

Bobby parked in the street and walked up to Mandy’s home with an unfamiliar nervous feeling. He’d never met someone’s parents in so formal a fashion before, and not when it meant so much to him. Her mother didn’t worry...

The Insect Bite

"Four friends go camping and when one of them is stung by an insect, curiosity takes over."

“This will be such fun, I have never been camping,” said Hanna, and stuffed yet another sweater into her backpack.Her best friend since kindergarten, Tracy, watched her and smiled. “It’s a two-night camping trip; you have clothes for a week...

Twink Janitor

"A young janitor and a mature businessman on a wet rainy night"

The first drops of rain pattered against the windshield, blurring the neon lights of the city into a kaleidoscope of color. A sleek black sedan pulled into the underground garage of a high-rise apartment complex, its tires humming softly on...

Chapter 13: Evening Guests

"The thirteenth chapter of the book New Teacher — a true story about my arrival in the big city as a teacher."

I got home at seven. Laura was already there, bustling in the kitchen with her dark brown hair loose.“Stella, how was your day?” she asked, stirring cocoa. “Come, have some cocoa!”I nodded. “Good… it was a good day,” I mumbled,...