Laird Visits His Father

"Tell me what you think of this opening line for my book, Time stole his most prized possession--his mind." Mr. Pendlebury asked Laird. They were in his study. Laird had called him the night before to tell him he wanted to see him. "Sounds good but I thought you were writing a book about genuine …

Breaking Up with Janis

After he called Janis earlier that morning to tell her that he needed to see her that afternoon, he decided to go to the beach. As he swam in the calm ocean, he thought about how he was going to break the news to her. The line, Healing hawthorns and harrowing hesitations came to mind …

Lunch With Shandra

Shandra looked at him. "Are you serious?" she demanded in a low voice. "Your girlfriend thinks that you and I have something going on?" "Yes, she does. I tried to tell her that there isn't anything going on between us but she doesn't believe me." "Well, maybe we should stop spending time together if it …