It has been said that ultimate truth is a very personal thing; that few things can be secured with universal approval as being absolute. The debate regarding the validity of this proposal is replete with numerous musings and compelling, rational thought. Suffice to say that worthy individuals such as you and I do, as often […]
“But I want to be an actress!” Cathy screamed at her mother. Shiela Harp just went on knitting and staring at the television. “You”ll soon get that nonsense out of your head,” Shiela said rather grimly, “and you”re certainly not going to give up that restaurant training to chase off after some stupid dream like […]
“Tell me one more time why are we traveling by bus?” Adrianne asks me, putting her bag on the top shelf. “Because we’re truly trying to experience the summer,” I answer, taking out my notepad and a pencil. “Experience the summer? On a shitty bus!?” “Yeah. The road, people, heat. C’mon, don’t be a snob. […]
Carla could not wait to try out her new stainless steel goat milking machine. Her friends the Gaucho Girls had lots of experience with livestock and induced lactation. They used that type of machine themselves and wanted to share the useful technology with their new friend. Carla was pregnant and her body had begun to […]
Angelica almost always thought of herself as Cinderella. Of course her aunt wasn’t really cruel and her cousins, although they were sometimes mean, were also nice to her now and then and often gave her hand- me-down clothes to wear. But she did all the dirty jobs and she never got to go to parties […]
So we’re rollin doon tae Leith in the Volvo, stereo cranked up with ‘Led Zep II’, a primal work, never bettered. An I’m tryin not tae let the anxiety attacks start doin me in agin. A fool’s errand this, nae job for a polis. An that goes double for me, ace crimefighter, detective par excellence, […]