"Sometimes, your friends know you better than you know yourself..."
Saturday, October 31st, 1998“So, is it possible to put this stuff on without opening your mouth?” Mitch asked as he delicately attempted to apply mascara to his eyelashes for the first time.“No, it’s not,” Heather answered simply from the bathroom...
"Just keep swimming... just keep swimming..."
February 17th and 18th, 2006The Public school system is a curious beast. If a teacher is employed by a school district, and that district discovers that said teacher possesses some skill that can be exploited—then, exploited it will be. “You...
"He's not as good as he once was... but he's as once good as he ever was..."
August 5th, 2007:After Mitch turned thirty, he was experiencing a lot of the same emotions that most people feel when they reach such a milestone birthday. Am I going to be doing this job forever? Is this where I’m going...
"There were definitely some fireworks that night..."
Friday, July 4th, 1997“Independence Day,” Heather corrected her mother testily. “What’s that, dear?” Mrs. Meinders asked distractedly. “The holiday is called Independence Day, not the Fourth of July,” Heather repeated. She breathed out a sigh of exasperation. She had argued this point...
"After all... sex is a religious experience, right?"
July 20th – 23rd, 1998As Heather gazed out across the lush green grass, she thought to herself that she had been on this college campus more times in her life than she really cared to. She had never attended a...
"She shoots... She scores!"
February 21, 1996Clang. The basketball impacted on the front of the rim and ricocheted away at an odd angle.“Damn it!” Tracy yelled out as someone passed the ball back to her. She dribbled several more times, raised the ball once...
"It was her vacation too... and by God, she was going to enjoy it."
Friday, July 20th, 2001The sun beat down on Heather’s bare skin. It was hot and it was humid. She had started sweating the moment she had stepped off the airplane two days ago, and hadn’t stopped since. The only time she...
"They were only friends in class... and then suddenly, they were more."
Wednesday, October 11, 1995 Mitch had always been curious. His fantasies had frequently included more than one scenario involving him and another guy, but he wasn’t entirely sure how everything fit together. He was well aware that guys did things together,...
"A certain online dating site is not the ONLY place that two farmgirls can find romance..."
Saturday, June 24, 1995Heather was pissed. Really pissed. Pissed off at her now ex-boyfriend Jimmy, pissed off at her father, pissed off at Katie Donovan, pissed off at the whole damn world.She slammed on the brakes of the beat-up, old...