It was another beach weekend coming up for Jennifer and me, but this time we invited my best friend Ted and his girlfriend, Tina. Ted called me Thursday to say that Tina had a family funeral that came up at the last minute so she couldn’t come down.   I asked Ted if he was going to the funeral and he said, “No, it’s out of state so she’s going with family so they won’t be back until Monday and I have to work. “ “Why don’t...

Having just lost my wife of forty-plus years, my daughter and son-in-law thought it a good idea for my grand-daughter Morgan to drop in on me after school. This was a win-win for everybody. Morgan had a safe place to go after school,  Kelly, my daughter, could work second shift at the hospital, Rob, her husband, could concentrate on his export business which took him out of the country regularly, and I had companionship t...

Each of the wives walked in smiling, handed their husbands a glass of wine, and sat beside each of them respectively.  Each couple sat closely together as if to say, “Of course I love who I came here with.”   Charles spoke first.  “What took you guys so long?  Wait.  I just remembered; that wasn’t a long time for the three of you.  In fact, that was probably the shortest conversation the three of you have ever had!”  We a...

It was Christmas Eve and Mona looked smoking hot. To appease her parents, she went to church with them around 6:00 pm-- but she was sure to dress to the nines in an outfit that made the entire congregation pray for her soul. To top it all off, her long dark hair was styled in soft curls and her lips were covered in dark red lipstick When the service was over and dinner consumed, she headed out to a pub to meet up with her...

It was a sunny day and Tara and Nicole decided to go to the community pool. It was late morning and the sun was almost to its highest point of the day. The beams were bright and the air was hot. They got to the gate and let themselves in with the pass card. There were only a few people there; a few playing in the wade pool to the side, and a few other scattered groups around the large pool. The girls found just the right...

How about this! I have been invited to attend the International Women in Business Conference being held in Paris, France. My very first official overseas business trip and I am more than ready for it. Definitely time this twenty-eight-year-old middle management executive strutted her stuff on a larger stage. Reading over the announcement, the core topics and activities sounded excellent. Advancing Women into Leadership Ro...

I was home after a day at college, getting dressed to go to an early evening aerobics class at the gym. I slid out of my denim jeans and pulled a pair of black spandex shorts over my white g string cotton panties; pulled off my jumper and put on a black halter top over my bra. I went to brush my hair in the bathroom, when I noticed the door was shut. I opened it to go in not thinking much, when I saw Jeremy, my 18-year ol...

Kennedy checked her phone for the time -- it was 11:37, meaning Mr. Powell was very late. She looked out the window and was surprised how much snow had accumulated in such a short time. There was no doubt in her mind that the roads were going to be dangerous and she hoped that Mr. Powell would make it home safely.Kennedy had babysat for the Powells for a few years. Mrs. Powell traveled extensively for her career and Mr. P...