The Diamond in the Beans_The Fated Feast_Smile for the Camera_Sunny Skies
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The Diamond in the Beans
I remember the story our grand-grandmother told us about Lady Barclay, her aunt, who once stunned the London society by appearing at a glamorous charity event wearing a diamond as a tooth.My grand-grandmother's memory wasn't quite reliable at 97 years old and was famous for coming up with fraudulent stories at her parties when she had too much to drink.So, I double checked that memory by examining her diary.To my delight - an aspiring story-teller myself - here'www.onedoor.ccs what I've found as the last entry: "The Diamond in the Beans" It was early April - a warm, radiant Monday that made everybody in t...
The Fated Feast
It was an unfortunate and disappointing series of events that had led to James standing in a deserted car park, all alone, at 1am on a Wednesday morning. He had spent the majority of his day at the warehouse, where he had worked a twelve hour shift in a stiflingly hot room with only half an hours reprieve. And to make matters worse: he had forgotten his lunch. Walking home had been agonising. Sweat ran down his face, his back ached, his legs shook with exhaustion. Not to mention the hunger pangs, cramping his stomach with every step. Only the knowledge of a bowl of leftover stew waiting for ...
Smile for the Camera
Orville was staring into the crashing waves, trying desperately to remember his dreams from last night. It was no use. Like every night, he felt it passed all too quickly in a fevered blur and in his waking moments felt no more rested than he had when his head hit the pillow the night before. The monotonous sound of water on rocks quieted his thoughts and allowed him to focus on his dreams.“Excuse me?”, a man’s voice injected in his mind sharply. “Excuse me, sir?”Turning his head, Orville saw a young man with his wife standing next to him on the pier. Orville cleared his throat and replied, “...
Sunny Skies
The seagulls fly overhead as smoke rings go up in the air. Chris tries to catch them as I blow them out. “You’re amazing you know that” as Chris’s eyes glistens. I flick my cigarette to the side as I lay my sweaty back on the hood of the car feeling the warm sun reflecting off of it. I look up at the clear blue skies and look up at the few cotton clouds above and wonder how many we’ve lost to be able to enjoy a day like today relaxing in the parking lot of a renovated MCU Park with my husband, Chris. I remember a time when things were in chaos. Niagara Falls of sweat was pouring down my back ...