Stepmom, Son, a Love Motel with a Gift Basket

Stepmom, Son, a Love Motel  Amanda didn’t want to believe in fate, but she did want to believe in family. A quick look at the course her life had taken might tempt a person to view events through a fateful lens. Married at 19, widowed with his two kids by the time she was 23, a grandmother before she was 30. Her family life wasn’t exactly conventional. It seemed life kept throwing her one unexpected curve after another. Daniel never really gave it much thought. At 18, he was just starting out, with the long road ahead. Sometimes he wondered … Read more

Biology lesson at the faculty Christmas party

Greg was so pissed he lost his Christmas spirit. The problem was that he is a subject matter expert in this field. He knew the answer to this question cold, but he did not want to get dragged into this discussion. He just wanted to lay low until dessert was served just before the party broke up. The dinner dishes had been cleared away from the big oval table a few minutes before. They were in the private room at the back of an upscale restaurant. The wait staff had left a coffee service on a side board and had … Read more