Red Hair

"Lusting after a lady"

I was struck dumb. The flame red hair as it entered the room instantly drew my attention. The flowing locks fell across her face and framed her beautifully. Her dark brown eyes seemed a contrast to this vision; they appeared...

Mom

"After a time apart, we realized that we were meant for each other."

TimothyWe were always close when I was younger. I was painfully shy and didn't make friends easily. My mother was quite literally my best friend through my Elementary and Junior High School years.I was an only child with a father...

46 Years Apart

"That question – what if? I wonder how different my life would have been."

Have you ever wondered how different your life could be if only you had made different choices? Or allowed circumstances to take a different course?At seventeen I was a schoolboy attending an outdoor centre for Biology and Botany. I was...

If Only They Knew

"Actually happened to me last week..."

“Hey, Boss, how was your weekend?” my intern popped his head into my office.He startled me; my desk chair swiveled to meet his eager gaze.“Oh, you know… fine,” I answered, trying to appear nonchalant.I was trying to hide my flushed...

I went to the seminar not looking forward to the boring speakers. Not that the topic of emerging markets and currency fluctuations wasn’t important to my professional position, but the speakers were so bland in their presentation, that I would...