Month: August 2021

I need to say a big thank you to Randi, who helped convert this rambling chaotic monstrosity into a story. How she manages to untangle my scribbles, always amazes me. Kalvin my husband, stumbled ashen faced into the living room. His eyes vacant. Frightened, I asked, “What’s the problem sweetheart, you look terrible.” He raised his phone, to indicate he […]

She saw him the moment he walked through the door. She was at the front checking out customers at the local bookstore when the man in the blue shirt and jeans walked in and back toward the bookshelves. At first, she just caught a glimpse of him as she was counting change to the customer in front of her, she […]

I like BTB stories, but wanted one showing the kind of damage an ordinary working stiff can do when he sets his mind to it. He is not some kind of special forces superman with close friends in the intelligence services and the ability to plant bugs and hidden cameras and break into hotel rooms. Don’t get me wrong. I […]

Ellie tripped on another tree root and cursed at their silly decision to walk home through the wood. It was good to have a weekend away in the countryside, the cottage they were staying in was beautiful and the local pub had been charming. She had tried a local cider called “Wild Man”, that had been potent and far too […]

It started with a polite knock on John’s front door. John stood from the couch and quickly checked his shirt, making sure it was sitting straight. He’d been tidying the house all morning and wanted to fit in with how good everything currently looked. He was wearing a long sleeved dark navy pullover, though the sleeves were rolled up and […]

I’ve been having a really, really fucking shitty day. I was up to my eyeballs in cops and my enemies were having the time of their life enjoying my downfall. I’d met with lawyers all day today and yesterday to try and figure a way out of this madness, but it wasn’t looking good. Right now, it was possible that […]

“Shelly, we need those professional headshots by Saturday! If we don’t get those then the bosses say it will start affecting bonuses.” He said to her as she came in his office. “Why is it such a big deal Mike? I mean it’s not like we ever use them for anything except when we go out for sales calls and […]

What the hell am I doing? I’m closing in on my 50th birthday, and I’m actually thinking about dating a man barely older than both of my daughters, and a white man, to boot. You see, I’m a black woman, who some would call plus sized. I’m nearly 5’10” and I won’t give you the satisfaction of admitting my weight.

My name is Truck Smith. I’m 5′-9″, I am 46, I lived with my wife Sharon for 12 years in a small town in West Virgina. We rent a small 3-bedroom house. A 2-car garage. I am an engineer; my boss Jim tries to micro-manage me. Even thou he has no idea what I do, he always tries to tell […]

Your phone vibrates against the table and you ignore it. A minute later another buzz only this time curiosity gets the better of you and you discretely turn your phone over and place it in your lap hoping your dinner companions stay preoccupied in the current conversation as you look at the message from me. It’s a picture of me […]