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His face contorted with frustration, Enji exclaims, “Why can’t you be more like Daiki?”Akira’s face flushes with shame and anger. He stands glaring at his father.That was always the accusation when things didn’t go to plan, or he had not … Continue reading
Living Together
“It makes more sense to live together, Wayne.” Allison was being practical. They had been dating for eight and a half months, the last seven seeing each other exclusively. “You know I love you. I want to wake up with … Continue reading
The Debt
Framing the second story of a new house, Gabriel felt strong and confident as he cut another 2×10 for the roof he was building. Twenty-three years old and ruggedly handsome, he sported broad shoulders and thick arms from framing buildings … Continue reading
Assignment 1 – Homework
Elsa looked at the clock on the rough wooden chest of drawers. It was 6:20 and had grown dark a long time ago. She frowned slightly, worried because Hans should have been home twenty minutes ago. He said he was … Continue reading
It Could Have Been Worse
It could have been worse, but Nancy’s father seemed determined to explain all the ins and outs of his grey job. Bill’s grin remained frozen in-place but inwardly he felt more concerned about Mrs. Sangamon and that hard narrowed stare … Continue reading
Victorian Secrets
The creak of the old Victorian door greeted Jim and Laura as they were shown into their vacation motel room by the bellboy. He pushed their cart of luggage into the front room and briskly sauntered back.“Anything else you need, … Continue reading
Difficult Offer
“Could you at least understand the situation, Mister Jordan?” commented Staci. Her fingers twirled a worn pencil around on the pad of paper on the table. Her eyes glared hard at the man seated across from her, his reluctance of … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Paul
The park felt good to Paul, basking on a bench beneath the shade of a large oak, thin beams of the suns light specking the grass and concrete walkway. He took a deep breath savoring crisp clean air and sighed. … Continue reading
It Was a RING
It was a RING.Of course, it had to be one of those remote eye bells just taunting me, daring me to actually push it. Did he need too?Richard Toimie fussed at his jacket wondering if he should even continue to … Continue reading
And Sparks Will Fly
Janet Jones trudged laboriously across her partially flooded lawn towards her neighbor’s house, a two-story brick early thirties style home hoping he was there. She had needs of his skills; actually, she wanted more than just the skills of an … Continue reading