09/24/2024
John Smith was a forty-two year old flight instructor with a small, butpopular flight training centre-popular because most of the students at thebusy little school were his. He worked for the school on a contract basis,taking an initial trial introductory prospective for their first interview,aptitude test, and short airborne coordination flight to ascertain whetheror not …
09/24/2024
Over the years I’ve worked really hard to get to the top, sacrificing everything to become what I am today, but it’s paid off. I’m one of only three female vice-presidents in our company, and I’m making a ton of money. Unfortunately, that’s all I have to show for my hard work. Money, and the by-products of money. Nothing else. …
09/24/2024
During the 1960s-70s those of us in the Air Force had to suffer through some crazy times. We were unlike the other services most of the time in that “very important pricks” were always visiting our bases because Air Force One is really, technically, an Air Force airplane and is flown by active duty Air Force pilots, who are assigned …
09/24/2024
Joe knocked on the front door with an eager anticipation. He hadn’t seen Bill in two years, and was dying to renew their friendship. That’s the trouble with switching jobs and relocating: you miss out on your dearest friend’s lives. And what friends they were. From junior high through college, they were nearly inseparable.The door opened, but instead of …
09/24/2024
I awoke this morning to the sound of birds, and sunlight streaming through my windows. The first thought to enter my head was “what do I have to do today?” My mind was blank … could it be true? I had nothing to do today? It’s Tuesday, so I don’t work today, the kids all slept over at friends houses …
09/24/2024
Natalie Bradshaw was a juvenile delinquent. At least, that’s what her mother called her all the time. She didn’t mean to get into trouble; it just seemed to happen to her. Maybe it was the friends she hung out with, like her Mom kept saying. But she liked Livia and Brad, and she wasn’t going to stop seeing them just …
09/24/2024
It was Christmas Eve and I was working over the break from college at a Gap in the mall. Earlier that morning, my co-workers and I had had a little X-mas party. Nothing special, eggnog, nuts, and poundcake. After most of the crew had left, it was just me Drew, the new guy, and Chrissy, the Manager Trainee. I was …
09/24/2024
The following story is more-or-less true. It takes place at a Long Island-based university whose main campus is on a main road named after a compass reference and whose admission policies are generally concerned with confirming your pulse and checkbook balance. Not that the place does not provide a good education, it simply isn’t known as inexpensive or picky. The …
09/24/2024
Kimberly Dougherty buzzed through the suburban streets with the wind blowing her curly, reddish-brown hair in all directions. The care-free girl had taken her last test the day before at Warner College, and was looking forward to a relaxing summer. Gone were the worries of research papers and final exams. Her radio blared, and she bopped to the rhythm in …
09/24/2024
Before I start you have to understand that neither my husband nor I had any intention or even conversation about swinging before this vacation. We are married now for 10 years and have two kids. As most couples with kids after a family vacation there wasn’t much time or money left over for just a couple’s retreat, so we hadn’t…