I went to answer my cell phone, noticing a number I briefly recalled astounded that my agent was actually calling me. In the last year I have had exactly three calls from him, only one of which ended up in a paying role for me. Yeah I am a wanna-be actor, one of the thousands […]

It all started innocently enough, but soon I got caught up in the mystery and became almost frantic trying to find out what the females in my family were planning. There were many private conversations between the females, every time I got near they would get quiet, then quickly walk away. A few times of […]

The plane was taxiing up to the gate, finally after three hours of flight, I am here at beautiful Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix. Departing travelers are getting their luggage from the overhead and gathering their belongings waiting to depart. Everyone would make a mad dash to the gate to meet their loved ones or […]

Based off the old collegiate bowl TV series, the two universities in town were due to meet this Sunday at the coliseum. There has always been extreme rivalry between the two schools, this just the latest way to engage in it. I was selected to be one of the eight team members for Southwest State […]

I was surprised at the request, although I should have suspected something since my boss has been especially nice recently. Just yesterday I had been singled out for my work with one of the companies largest customers. All I had done was furnished them with what they had requested and in a very timely manner. […]

I swear it was a conspiracy. My so called friends had apparently planned this for weeks, meanwhile keeping it a secret from me. It was in our human sexuality class that the trap was sprung. Our school had several pregnancy simulators and each student got a week in the simulator. It was to teach both […]

I was in my creative writing class, the last period of the day. Ms. Robbins, the professor, had just entered the classroom and was setting out some things on her desk. A few more stragglers came in and found seats, then Monica entered the room. Although this was already the fifth class of the semester, […]

A couple of years ago I moved in with my sister, my Mom had succumbed to breast cancer after fighting the disease for five years. It was not an ideal situation, both of us set in our ways, but I was still underage and had no other living relative. Dad had left us several years […]

I looked at the ad in the newspaper again to make sure I had not read it wrong. It was about a Halloween costume contest, one offering a large Grand prize. Best costume would receive a four year scholarship for college. The scholarship was what had peeked my interest. It included books, tuition, living quarters, […]

I was browsing through the Sunday paper, looking at ads, checking the want ads again, but an advertisement in the women’s section caught my eye. It was an ad for the Turnabout Salon, opening at the Girly Gurl Salon in town. Several of my female friends use that Salon, one of the most popular ones […]