Daddy's story

It was my first week back home for the summer after my first year of college. It was the longest that Daddy and my older brother Jason and I had been together in a long[…]

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In the water

The crowd collectively moved as one in their white uniforms, their belts swinging from side to side. In the front of the room was their instructor, clad in the same white dress with a black[…]

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Research library

Fbailey story number 396 Research Library When I retired at sixty-two I decided to research the area when I lived and to write a comprehensive book unlike any written before me. It combined several of[…]

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Best holiday ever

The cold coke ran across my tongue and down my throat. After the stifling humidity of Manchester International Airport I gulped down the refreshing drink eagerly. I finished the bottle and screwed the lid back[…]

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Totally trapped

"I dare you," Teresa said, her eyes sparkling with mischief. Mary swallowed and found her mouth dry. But the clerk had gone in back to hunt for the film Mary had asked for. She stepped[…]

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Ebony sucker

The phone rang at the security desk. Bill put down his newspaper and looked at the clock. It was 8:10; everyone should have been gone by now. He picked up a pencil to log the[…]

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High skool fun

Laying in bed, Amber was thinking about how different she was just a year ago. Now as a junior in high school, life seem completely different. Her sophomore year was anything but ordinary. She has[…]

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