The Loyal Secretary_Madness Among the Flowers_Saying Goodbye to Her_Guest Saved the Party
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The Loyal Secretary
John sat in his car in front of the home he and Diane built together. From the outside the home was as ordinary as the others on the block. On the inside he thought he was building love, hopes and dreams. What was on the inside was anything but love. As he sat in the car he wondered when his life changed, his anxiety took over as he was trying to narrow the time frame and became worse when he was wondering what and why. All he knew was he had to get out, had to walk away, had to leave it all behind and say goodbye once and for all.John was a simple man. He woke each morning with antici...
Madness Among the Flowers
“So what do you do when your personal values clash with those of your family, your friends, your loved ones, your society?”The classroom went silent. Expected. I gave the prerequisite wait time—counting the slow seconds needed for my high school seniors to digest my salient query. Their pensive expressions belied the fact that they were just digesting lunch. How can anyone teach a class immediately after lunch? They just want to go to sleep. I want to go to sleep. “Think about it. You have a different worldview, different ethics, different principles. Your particular morality doesn’t align. Wh...
Saying Goodbye to Her
Jackson sat at the small table outside of Starbucks, while New York Cwww.onedoor.ccity zoomed by, the usual busy city feel on a Spring afternoon. He lifted the lid of his decaf latte, oh the smell of coffee! He sipped and breathed in the aroma of life around him, watching the two little shitzu's sniffing for tidbits of sweets. He checked his Smartwatch for the time, Lilliane would be here soon, he thought glumily, his mood changing now from blissful to gloom. He had been dating her for awhile now, almost six months and he really liked her exuberant personality and beauty - she was fun, but now he had to bre...
Guest Saved the Party
A more gorgeous Summer evening one couldn’t have wished for. My roommate, Zoe, and I were enjoying a neighborhood walk, oohing and aahing at the brightness of the stars that filled the sky and the almost full bright moon. We were far from being alone. Bicycles, skateboards, runners, strollers all vied for their section of the sidewalk path. Waves and greetings were exchanged among strangers. Opened windows filled the air with inviting aromas of seemingly culinary expertise - seafood to Italian to Oriental and Indian. Outdoor diners had the luxury of musical entertainment. From backyard boombox...