Rosaline went over to the desk to put that day’s mail into the in tray when her eyes fell on a piece of notepad paper with Maxime’s handwriting on it. It had flight details from to London that Friday afternoon. She picked it up and read it again. Why was Maxime going to London? And… Read More Maxime Confronts Rosaline
Antonia watched them–Martina and her male friend. They had just come out of the restaurant and were standing in front, laughing and talking. It was the attractive black man who had been at the wedding. His fiancée had been there too. As Antonia watched them, she wondered if Laird and the man’s fiancée knew that… Read More Antonia Visits Laird
It was after six in the evening. Hank was relaxing on the beach enjoying the cool sea breeze and the sunshine. He wondered if he would hear from Ede. He hadn’t been able to stop thinking about her since they met on Friday. As he walked past the store, he noticed her standing behind the… Read More Hank on the Beach
Father Kiesler stood there watching as the church sanctuary quickly filled up. It seemed like the entire community was there to pay their respects to Father Schmidt who had suffered a heart attack a few days ago and died. It was Sister Augustin who found him slumped over his desk in the office. She had… Read More A Fitting Farewell
He was in the library when Benson informed him that he had a visitor and that she was waiting for him in the drawing-room. “Has she been waiting long?” he asked. “No, Sir. She arrived about ten minutes ago.” “Thank you, Benson.” He straightened his sweater and combed his fingers through his hair. His heart… Read More Gerhardt’s Disappointment
“Good evening and welcome to Insight Weekly. I’m your host, Bill Whitaker. This evening, I have a very special guest here with me. She recently won a humanitarian award for her work in Africa. She has appeared on numerous television shows, including CNN and BBC and in several magazines. She recently made TIME’s list of… Read More Avianna’s Interview
When Prunella walked into the living-room, Marcelus was in there, sitting in his favorite chair by the fireplace. He scowled at her. “Where have you been?” he demanded. “I’m sorry I’m late.” “You didn’t answer my question.” “I was at the library.” “Dressed like that?” “No. I was wearing my denim jacket.” “What were you… Read More The Marcelus Inquisition
We are on our honeymoon. I still can’t believe it. We met last year in my senior year when he came to my school to talk about the flying future. He was a Chinese-American businessman, the CEO of a large and prestigious company which I thought was pretty cool for a guy who was only… Read More Salome and Aslan
My name is Nadya and I’m engaged to Darrell, my boyfriend of five years who finally proposed to me. He and I first met when I got my purse snatched and I went to the Pudding Police station to report it. He was on duty and I told him what happened. I was walking through… Read More Nadya’s Story
When we told our families that my husband, Josh had been diagnosed with bi-polar, his father’s reaction was to blame his wife. “It’s your fault that he’s mad. Your sister, Violet and your grand-mother were both mental cases. These things were kept from me when we were courting. If I had known that there was… Read More Fight the Stigma
Notes to Women 