US Army Boot Camp Graduate

"I hadn't seen her since ROTC Basic Camp, so I was a bit nervous, but she wasn't."

“Captain Kim Milowsky”. I stared at the name on the official paperwork in front of me with the US Army logo letterhead. I thought back to an Army ROTC Summer camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky and my all-too-brief encounter with...

Rachel the Part time Baby Sitter

"It wasn't supposed to turn out this way . . ."

I saw an on line advertisement on social media where a neighbor was offering up her seventeen year old daughter to baby sit. As a single father with twin five year olds, I was thrilled to see the advertisement. Finally,...

US Army ROTC Camp

"Of all the assignments I had to get, this was not one I expected . ."

I was asked to take cadre command over a summer Army ROTC boot camp consisting of college-aged kids. I knew that the program was open to both girls and guys, but was surprised to find the competition so strong, especially...

Sales Calls, Part II

"Ann insisted on a second office visit to complete our organization effectiveness survey . . ."

As an organizational effectiveness sales consultant, it was my job to maximize company production and profitability. Ann Ahn owned a small printing business, which was a part of a larger conglomerate of business enterprises. My first visit to the business...

Sales Calls

"Water? she offered. Water was the farthest thing from my mind."

 “Sit,” Ann instructed. She reached over to the center of the conference room table for the water pitcher and a glass, her short skirt inching up enough for me to see she had on no underwear. She turned and looked...

Bailey Visits From Mexico

"Bailey was seventeen and she was visiting from Mexico. . . ."

Bailey was the younger seventeen year old sister of my fiancé’s best friend and future maid of honor. She came to stay with my fiancé, Rolalinda, and myself. Bailey was from Mexico and was a beautiful teenage lady. I had...

The Beverage Cart Girl

"Brandy was looking for fun on the golf course and so was I . . . ."

The Beverage Cart Girl She rolled up on to the seventh hole and smiled. “Do you need anything?” -he cheerfully asked. She was cute, with her tight, light blue shorts, and a tight-fitting t-shirt. Her long blonde hair was pulled...

Truth Is Better Than Fiction- Part IV

"Riley was great, but her black sheep daughter and her stripper friend surprised me..."

Riley had raised two girls as a single mother. One daughter was just getting out of college and the other, well, she was what the family called the “black sheep” of the family. Riley was a close acquaintance, since her...