Patient 92 part 2

The next time she woke, it was to the mans voice, somewhere far off. She heard the door open and close and his footsteps approach her table. Like every morning in her normal life, she[…]

Continue reading …

Ann's nasty new nature

When I was in elementary school, there was a girl that I couldn’t stop thinking about. She was a spritely little thing, mischievous and exciting. She had red hair, a few freckles scattered about her[…]

Continue reading …

Alone time

Bye” John said as he step out of the door. I smiled as I heard the click of the door I was finally alone and with much need of it. I was a single mom[…]

Continue reading …

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[…]

Continue reading …

Jenny

Jenny By Gail Holmes “For God’s sake, I just wish I had your gift to look younger than my age, you really don’t know how lucky you are” “But Mum, I can’t even go into[…]

Continue reading …

The dancer

Andrea was a dancer at a strip club. She was a single mother and she did what she had to do to keep food on the table. However she actually loved her job. She loved[…]

Continue reading …

Eva and i

The relationship Eva and I share isn't the conventional father daughter relationship. This is mostly attributable to the fact that we are much more open with each other than any other father and daughter. It[…]

Continue reading …

Extra credit

I finished my doctoral degree when I was 26 and took a job at medium sized university in the midwest. In my first semester, I was given three sections of an introductory level course to[…]

Continue reading …