Barb and me

I met my wife Barb, a friend of my sister Nancy, at a 4th of July get together at my Mom's house. Barb and her daughter Connie, who was about two, rode over with her[…]

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Oasis of the seas

CHRISTINE Compared to her previous summer jobs, working as a gym instructor aboard the Oasis of the Seas was a blast. Christine could spend the day lying on the deck, deepening her tan while listening[…]

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Mark the spot

Mark The Spot I was thinking as I walked through the side door of my house that this was probably the worst day of my life. Humiliated at work… no, undermined by a snivelling little[…]

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The break down

The Break Down A work of fiction By Nikki The October night was inky black, made even more so by the solid curtain of clouds that covered the Oregon sky and the heavy rain that[…]

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The alleyway

As she walked down the dimly lit street , looking for a phone booth, she regretted driving through this seedy neighborhood. How was she to know that her car would break down, and her cell[…]

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