Today was to be a special day for me, a day I have been looking forward to for weeks. At work I was scheduled to work on my presentation for the monthly board meeting, so I would be in my office all day alone except for my secretary. Jennifer was super efficient, handling most things […]
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Victoria; Ten Days To Femininity
Ginger arrived home a little later than normal, excited because she had three new clients this afternoon as a result of the new promotion that the salon is running. She had sat down in one of the wing back chairs in the living room when she got home, so she could remove her heels. She […]
Continue ReadingHeather; A Model Spouse
Tonight was a special night for my wife and me. We were celebrating our thirteenth wedding anniversary. We were too young when we married; fresh out of high school and not ready for marriage. There was love there, we met in eighth grade, constant companions, but more importantly we got along as friends. We had […]
Continue ReadingLoren; Dressing For Success
I had only been at this job for three months, I handled emails from customers seeking a specific product, not found in our catalog. It was my job to point out similar items that might be to their liking. Then research the item they requested finding out if it might fit our product mix. I […]
Continue ReadingDenise; Hair And Makeup Forever
My older sister and I were at each other’s throats again. Totally impossible to get through a day without a major blow-up. Some of these disagreements were ridiculous in their absurdity. My sister blamed me, and I, of course, blamed my sister, a typical brother-sister relationship. Recently most of these were about my future since […]
Continue ReadingSamantha; No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Mom and Dad are off again to Australia; this is their second trip there. Why they are fascinated with that wilderness, I will never know. Like last time, I begged to be left behind, a month of traipsing around the outback not my idea of a vacation. I have ideas that I want to explore […]
Continue ReadingVicki; An Extraordinary Scavenger Hunt
My wife often gets carried away with an idea or project. More often than not I end up being a casualty of that process, an innocent bystander no more. This latest idea of hers scares me shitless. We have a circle of friends, thrown together over the years, but now quite close, partaking in each […]
Continue ReadingTaylor; A Surprising Reward
I am a systems analyst for a large corporation, been one for fifteen years, anxiously looking forward to retirement in a few years. It is really the only job I have had since College, hired into this company when it first started and have grown with it. I worked my way up the ladder, handling […]
Continue ReadingMitzi; At Last A Job
I am nineteen and unfortunately still live with my Mom. Graduating from high school two months ago, but still hunting for some kind of job. I doubt college will be an option since my grades have been so dismal, and our finances are so tight. Mom would have helped with my tuition for the first […]
Continue ReadingRaven; Pleasing My Girl
Janet and I had only been together for a little over a month. It was a college romance that started in my freshman year. I made my awkward introduction when she dropped her books due to a clumsy oaf running down the hall. I was close and helped her gather her books up. I was […]
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