(Greetings Lit reader. This would be the next part of the Barista series and I am leading up to something special. This one will seem a bit shorter than the others. Enjoy!)*Charlene had used her…
In a few short weeks, my life had been turned upside down. After my retirement, my wife and I had so much planned. That was cut short by her sudden illness and subsequent death. It…
During my last year of High School my father had taken on a new job that required we move. I wasn't any too happy about it, wanting to finish out my senior year with friends…
Authors Note:This is a continuation of the story Shattered Innocence. If you haven't, you may want to go back and read it first or you won't follow the story line as intended.*****Ruth leaned back against…
Roni was not one for self analysis and introspection. It just wasn't part of her emotional make-up. It was one of those days though and she was happy to settle in for the evening by…
"Honestly," I said to the man who had stopped me after I left the drug store, and as I looked around the parking lot of the strip mall I was grateful that at least there…
Beth was part of a group. It was called the mature women Conquest league. It was MWC for short. There were a group of older women that loved to conquer men. It could be physical…
Lord Anthony Millhaven of Beechwood leaned indolently against mantelpiece in his study checking the London Times for news of his various investments. Not only was he tall, with dark Byronesque good looks, but was also…
*Author's note: Insecurities seem trivial, and many are. Sometimes though, an insecurity is based on something real and gets so deeply internalized, it becomes a part of us, and occasionally, it can be debilitating. It…
My good friend, Sarah and I went to lunch at the Olive Garden. It was a Tuesday afternoon and I had just gotten out of a boring lecture for my politics class. I was excited…