frustration
Real Bad Things
"His denial leads to a phone call... and maybe more!"
He picks up the phone from where it's laying, his ring tone playing "Bad Things" by Jace Everett."I know I agreed to let Steve stay here but..." Her voice trailed off reluctantly."But what? Did he drink the last cup of...
The Singing Of The Cicadas II
"After their fight, they unburden their hearts."
Old man Eric lay in his bed, awake, unable to sleep, tossing and turning. It was one of these nights where the chirping of the cicadas simply would not lull him to sleep as it usually did. It rather kept...
The Singing Of The Cicadas I
"She's his sister-in-law. They're on vacation. Both have their skeletons in the closet."
Eric was sitting in his patio rocking chair, lazily enjoying the afternoon sun and the Mistral breeze. Contented, he watched his great-grandchildren run around and play in the garden of his old mansion in Aubagne near Aix-en-Provence. With his belly...
Ron and Ronnie Chapter 7 – Ron meets Sally
"Ron finds out that Joe's wife knows that he cheats on her."
Ron had told me about the night that he followed Sue and Ronnie to their meeting with ten guys. When I had arrived home, Sue was waiting up for me. She came out to open the front door to welcome...
My Parents Neighbors Part One
"A young woman gets reacquainted with her parents neighbors"
It's been a year since this little story began. It was my final year at a large university on the East Coast. My home is in a small community outside a major city in central California. I majored in sports...
Giselle’s Private Boutique Part 1
"Lingerie shopping was never this complicated"
My husband and I have been married almost five years. We're both thirty-two years old, and we have a darling one-year-old baby girl who is the light of our lives. We're both very physically active, working out and playing sports....
Sending Off
"What's the score?"
Is it fateHow we relateWhen things are greatWe celebrateWe shift and spinHonoring our winIgnoring our sinsThe darkness withinThere is no painFor me to explainNo way to complainWhen we've gone insaneGoing day by dayIs there any other wayShould I simply stayIs...
No Apologies
"When it needs to end and being nice is no longer an option"
What gives you the right when I say no to youcan't pry in my headto ascertain my view Maybe it's your eyesor that you are too talldon't call me babyyou don’t know me at all No means no, damn itI have said it...
Forbidden Fruit and Consequences II – Jessica
"Once fulfilled, fantasies are no longer fantasies."
Jessica checked the time on her Breitling wrist watch. It was just a few moments before her husband Nathan would come home with their daughters Emily and Katie. It was his turn to pick them from school – and Jessica's...