Category: Mature

I’ve been mowing Widow Johnson’s yard for almost 6 yrs. Now I was 18 and going to college at the end of the summer it was more about being neighborly rather than the money. Hazel Johnson was widowed in her early 50’s and had to be around 60 now. When ever she did laundry she hung them on the line […]

The Gonzalez family lived in one of the poorer districts of Valencia. It was a barrio at odds with the glitz and the fine words that the city government put out about itself and the city’s landmarks, of palm fringed squares and iconic buildings, on its website. On it were places where the tourists from all over Europe always flocked […]

I was 26 and was assigned to work at a rural location for 6 months. I didn’t want to pay for a hotel, so I answered an ad for a boarder in the local paper. Mrs Church answered the phone and it so happened that Mr Church was working overseas for a year and she was looking for a boarder […]

Daichi had put such thoughts from his mind whenever they arose in him; that the house had become a burden and that it was far too big for him, even if its location on the outskirts of Kyoto left him and his family, or visitors, in an enviable location. They could soon be in the surrounding countryside and away from […]

“Huh?” He’d caught the smiling face with the bright if slightly tired eyes, hair not brown and not blonde in an updo with a few stray strands around the face. He’d felt the touch on his hand and arm. But nothing more. The Arrivals Hall crowd that jostled and grumbled and moved like an ungainly beast had swallowed her. He […]

“Marc. Listen. I’m really sorry, bro.” “No big deal. If I’d have made the cut who’d have caddied for me anyway, right?” his brother replied lightheartedly. “I feel awful, man.” “Why? It’s not like you decided to go skiing and intentionally break your leg. Stuff happens.” His older brother sighed then said ‘thanks’.

It had been another busy day at the office. I was sitting at my desk in the bright open-plan office I had at Michelson Accountancy and Tax Consultants, Inc. in downtown Philadelphia. It was May already and the weather was heating up. The office was crowded with people as people wanted to finish up their work, since it was Friday […]

Amelia hummed a tone as she answered questions from the textbook, she sat in her usual desk, up front and close to the chalkboard. The room was empty expect for herself and Mr. Moore her history teacher, his desk was right in front of her. Mr. Moore was always Amelia’s favorite teacher, he did his best to make history fun, […]

The slim cellphone on my desk rang. I picked it up and looked at the screen. “BOBBY”, it said. Smiling, I tapped the green button. “Hi, Bobby,” I began. “Oh, hi, Ms. Brown. Are you still on for the massage tomorrow afternoon?” “Bobby, I’m Anne. Remember?” “Oh, yeah! Sure, Anne!” “Yes, tomorrow’s still fine. My place, at two. Can you […]

It was just another boring, dreary Pennsylvania morning during my senior year in high school when Kathryn walked into my life. We had just gotten to school and were gathering in Mrs. Castor’s room for homeroom. I had taken my usual lackadaisical attitude towards the beginning of the day. I was a decent student, usually garnering B’s and C’s; however, […]