A Little Leigh-way (The House Guest)

"Some mornings don't turn out anything like planned... but that's not always bad when Leigh's around"

The day I slept late that July was unforgettable. I had just graduated high school and was gently preparing to go off to college, but mainly that summer I was relaxing – sleeping late and not having many plans. My...

How I Finally Opened Up

"I woke up and my hubby wasn't in bed. So I went down the hall and that changed my life forever."

Chapter 1 John and I have been married seventeen years and they've been, I think, better than average. We certainly have loved each other and gotten along quite well. There have been adjustments and points where we disagree, like in...

Helping Mom’s Friend

"A day that starys with a reluctant volunteer job ends with a very unexpected outcome."

I couldn’t believe that my mother had “volunteered” me to help one of her church friends. I didn’t know the woman well and was just back from a long road trip to a rock concert two states away. I was...

“What the fuck?” she cursed under her breath as she looked at the clock. The clock showed it was 11:45 pm, and the persistent ringing at her doorbell wouldn’t stop. She got out of bed, threw her silk robe on...

Merry Ex-Mas

"Mom gets some Christmas cheer from daughter's ex-boyfriend."

A flip of a switch filled the yard with colored lights. Regina smiled while watching the spruce trees lining the sidewalk appear to spin. She didn’t care that chasing lights were out of style – she liked them. Curtain lights,...

He’s Just Such a Hunk

"I help my best friend's son learn a little about the pleasures of life."

Chapter 1 Carolyn and I have been friends for over seven years now, we first met when I went to work in the same office and we quickly hit it off. She's a single mom, mother of Joe, who I've...