Military life isn’t the non-stop party everyone imagines. Many times, it gets quite boring. Especially in the beginning, barracks life, lots of training, minimal pay, and limited free time. Then, when you do have free time, someone will have to stand duty. It could be you, or it could be one of your buddies, but it always puts a crimp on things. Jax had learned this all too well in the past few months after a training inj...

In September 2017, I had just turned 30 and begun frequenting a bakery at the local mall. I would order all sorts of sweets and pastries to take home to my apartment for lunch. They were delicious, but really, they were not the reason I stopped by so much. It was a boy, a boy who began working there that summer, called José, going by his nameplate. He was shorter than me and looked Spanish or Portuguese. A bit pudgy with...

Kira had just arrived in the big city and was looking for a job. Having recently finished her studies, she decided to move there. A friend told her that an acquaintance of his, a local guy, had just created a startup and might be looking for someone. Kira got his contact information, and one afternoon she made her way through the metropolis to visit him at the office. Peter, that was his name, had given her an appointment...

Monday mornings are the worst. Classic? Yes. Unoriginal? Also yes. But true nonetheless. I drag myself down the hallway towards my office, my mind already brewing up an amount of horrendous scenarios that await me when I turn on my computer. Emails about missed deadlines, new deadlines, someone made a mistake they can’t fix, or someone is trying to pawn off their work tasks on me. The possibilities are endless, really. As...

Rossi opened the door to his hotel suite almost immediately. He was wearing a silk robe and held a glass of whisky. He didn't seem surprised to see Hannah. In fact he appeared to have been waiting for her arrival. "I knew you'd come," he said, stepping aside to let her in. The suite was opulent, with panoramic views of Milan's skyline. "You're smarter than Maria gives you credit for." Hannah hesitated, unsure how to respo...

Thick raindrops soak through Leanne's hoodie as she frantically tries to input the code for the door. Ice-cold and damp hands make the simple task almost impossible, but when she’s about to give up, it beeps its approval, and the door swings open. She shivers in the warmth as the door closes automatically behind her. If she’d known the storm was coming, she wouldn’t have agreed to work extra on a Saturday. The only consol...

Gabby (19 y/o) stepped out of the sticky, late-summer heat and into the air-conditioned chill of her new workplace. She couldn't shake the feeling that she was in the wrong place, or the longing for her old job. Her mind still lingering on the fluorescent aisles and the burly figure that ruled over them. Her heart raced, her plump breasts bouncing with every step, as her short frame made her way through the throngs of sho...