Fiction - Page 71
A singer, Rob couldn’ t believe they’ d picked a singer to co-star with him. Hell, his last picture had been nearly dragged down by a no-talent pretty girl, flavor-of-the-month blonde. The director had just barely saved the thing by pump...
“ Mother, I’ m so embarrassed! ” Heather whined. “ Can’ t we please just go home? ” “ I promise to be a good girl, really I do! ” “ I’ m sorry, dear, ” Beth Peters replied gently, “ but I...
“ My gosh, ” Kimberly Hoffs whispered to her husband, “ this is the most boring speech I’ ve ever heard! ” Dale Hoffs simply patted his wife on the arm and turned back to face the podium where the president of his company...
“ Ready for your bath, dear? ” Anne Pilson asked. “ Yeah, I guess so, ” Lindy replied while still doing her homework. “ Just give me another minute, okay? ” “ I’ ll go run the water, ” Anne replied, &ld...
“ Now let’ s see what’ s next on our agenda! ” auctioneer Tom Finch said into the microphone. The thirty or so couples in the audience sat around their tables sipping expensive wine waited a little impatiently for Tom to contin...
I had killed the lioness. Though I usually do my shooting with a movie camera, I’ m also pretty good with a rifle. Africa is a long way from the ranch in Wyoming that I grew up on but I’ ve found that a lot of my childhood skills come in...
Tara’ s head was pounding like crazy! Thankfully her last two classes were only gym and a study hall, so she didn’ t argue a bit when the school nurse sent her home for the rest of the day with instructions to take a couple of aspirins a...
Sandra Small took a sip of her piping hot cup of coffee as she scanned several new reports that had been left on her desk by her boss, Mr. Olsen. It was still not quite eight o’ clock so the office was still pretty empty. Sandra liked to get...
Tad was on his way up in the corporation; he could feel it. Employee reviews were just around the corner and he finally seemed to be making a good impression on his boss. He knew that competition for a promotion would be fierce, and being good was...
Brian Doyle walked into the bank at 11: 15. He saw that the tellers were busy, but the cute young black girl at the customer service desk looked bored. He sat in front of her, smiled, and said, " I' d like to transfer some money between acc...
There’ s something about a black man that just really turns me on. I’ m a petite blonde girl, big blue eyes and long hair, but to me, a black man is the finest piece of guy out there. I had this one guy who was really tall, about 6...
Jane Crawford looked nervously around the outer office of PIG studios while trying to maintain her outer calm. “ Judas priest, ” she mumbled under her breath. “ What the hell am I doing here? ” She picked up a two year old copy...
The two of them drove in uneasy silence until Frank offered sullenly, “ I don’ t see why you keeping seeing this guy! ” “ Don’ t you realize how degrading it is for me? ” “ I’ m sorry, ” Dana replied, &...
All right, let me give you a little background. It all started when my girlfriend of three years left me for my best friend. A week later I lost my job. That part really wouldn’ t have bothered me if Jenny hadn’ t left. But it was really...
Erica Fry thought long and hard before making up her mind to go inside. Nervously she waited for the receptionist to finish up with a middle aged lady who was then ushered away to what must have been the rear of the offices. “ May I help you?...
My name is Etan. My mother used to say that it meant “ firm and strong” . Now she tells me that it must mean “ stubborn” . She was very upset when I married Chara but I believe she would have attended the wedding had my father...
It was spring. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, the flowers were blooming and the dogs were crapping in the bushes. I was sitting on a park bench with my Fantastic Four graphic novel. I really liked Wieringo’ s artwork. I guess so...
“ Brit, wait up! !! ” Hannah shouted from half a block down the street. Hannah stopped in her tracks and waited a little impatiently for her best friend. “ I’ m sorry I was late! ” Hannah puffed while pulling along side Bri...
Brodie couldn’ t dance worth a lick. Most people found this strange. Brodie had been playing in bands since he was sixteen and was one of the best drummers in town. The man knew how to keep a beat when he was behind his trap set but couldn&rs...
Prologue: Erica Fry is a fortyish woman who has on a whim taken it upon herself to visit a company that records one’ s sexual fantasies on audio tape. A woman thirty something woman named Valerie has taken her to a room in which there is a ch...