"Jimmy ponders a life-changing proposal"
The men’s room door creaked open. Jimmy hunched forward on the toilet holding his breath.“Jimmy?” Lisa called. “You in here?”“Uh, yeah,” came the reply from inside the locked stall.“Everyone’s looking for you. Where have you been — sitting on your...
"Things go from bad to worse for our hapless hubby"
Nicole squinted at her thumbnail and dabbed it with the brush. As she applied a second coat of Shanghai Scarlet, a voice from behind made her flinch.“Um, excuse me. Nikki?”“Goddamn it, Jimmy, why are you sneaking up like that? Now...
"Poor Jimmy gets a new nickname from his wife's muscular ex"
The Elvis clock in Marlene’s basement was broken, so Jimmy had no idea what time it was. Not that he cared. Nicole was “having breakfast” with her macho ex-boyfriend, and nothing else mattered.Breakfast? Jimmy scoffed. He was certain they hadn’t...
"Poor Jimmy's first day on the job is a disaster"
The Sitting Bull Bar & Grill was a sprawling facility on Front Street near Pine, the busiest intersection in Harvest Springs, although Sunday traffic was relatively light and there were only two cars in the tavern lot when Jimmy chugged...
"In a story set in 1975, a henpecked hubby is outclassed by his wife's 'old friend.'"
The new “All In the Family” episode was about to start when President Gerald Ford preempted the Saturday night broadcast with a speech about his plan to fight inflation.Margaret groaned. “Ugh, I don’t want to watch this horseshit.”“Me neither —...
"In a story set in 1975, a henpecked hubby is outclassed by his wife's 'old friend.'"
The transistor radio blasted the new Captain and Tennille song “Love Will Keep Us Together,” prompting Nicole to sneer at her husband and wonder what was keeping them together.It sure as hell wasn’t love.As she relaxed on a lawn chair...