Beth, her new life

BETH Fiction by Zappa06415 Ah, just another typical morning on the north coast of Oregon. Pea-soup fog pouring in off the chilly ocean out over the point. It’ll be about 5 hours before the sun[…]

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The backing singers

copyright: Lesley Tara, 2009 It had been a long, frustrating afternoon in the recording studio. Darya Jones was making her first solo album, and things were not going well. She had been a leading member[…]

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Kyle and kat

Before the story begins, let's get to know the characters. Kyle, at age 14, was about 5'7" and weighed around 125 pounds. He had a slightly athletic body, because he spent his weekends playing sports[…]

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For the money

Gwen Turner sat nervously while she waited for Miss Alden to read her resume'. "Hmmm," she hummed while flipping the pages slowly, stopping now and then to take some notes that she scribbled on a[…]

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Thomas and i

Thomas and I were friends for as long as I could remember. We did everything together from stealing oranges from Mr. Walker’s backyard to sharing a keyhole to spy on my sister in the shower[…]

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