Second Thoughts_The Dragon's Stash_Rhea's_Murphy's Law
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Second Thoughts
I gave up on my Dad calling without an agenda long ago. Yet I’m seriously considering doing what could cause a rift between us. Again I give him the benefit of the doubt, and get disappointed every time. I’m giving it one last chance, and he can either run with the ball or fumble. It’s up to him. Give me a break, I thought. How cawww.onedoor.ccn this person expect anything from me when they have disappointed practically everyone who ever trusted them? I mean, that old trope that says forgive and forget can only be pushed so far, at the best of times. At my worst, I’ve been known to ignore someone who’s anno...
The Dragon's Stash
Galli “the Quiet One” had a dilemma. The dragon crossed one arm over her chest, claws resting in the crook of her other arm, which cupped her chin. She tapped a talon against her cheek, deep in thought. What to do, what to do…? She was, for the most part, typical of European dragons: four-legged, green-scaled, with bat-shaped wings on her back, possessed fiery breath (despite her obsessive dental hygiene). Her head was reminiscent of a skinny crocodile with horns sprouting out from her forehead, yet she was unusual in one very important respect.Other dragons hoarded gold. Galli hoarded yarn. ...
Rhea's
“You guys can come at seven,” said Rhea.Those six words throbbed in her head as she hung up the phone. “SEVEN?!” she shrieked to herself.As the stench of the day clung to her clothes, she slowly inhaled, peeled herself off the couch, grabbed her keys from the countertop, and headed toward the door. As the door slammed behind her...exhale.“Cara, Sam, Matt, Leroy, and Dean, that’s four, and I make five, so…” Rhea mumbled while tapping on the steering wheel with her fingers, trying to calculate how many beers she’d need to buy.“Dean is a drinker, like me, so at least a six-pack."Leroy told me he ...
Murphy's Law
This is a story about Bobby and how he spent six weeks of his summer vacation dressed as a girl when he was fourteen. He had always had a fascination for female clothing as early as age four. He has a sister, Abby, that is two years older. She always wanted a baby sister so when Bobby was a baby, and until he was four, she would dress him up in her clothes every chance she got, and they would play together until their mom would find them and made him change. No matter how many times she scolded Abby, whenever it was too quiet, she’d find the two of them playing and Bobby would be wearing a d...