He finished paying the bill for the work done on his car and after thanking Adaeze, he left the shop. She was standing outside as if waiting for someone. She looked up and their eyes met. He hesitated and then, he walked up to her. "Hello," he said. "Hello." "Are you related to Adaeze?" he …
Lunch With Curtis
"So, how are things between you and Curtis?" Marsha asked Jodie. Jodie turned to look at her, a slight smile on her face. "They're going well," she replied. "I'm having lunch with him in an hour." "Good. I'm happy to hear that. I was beginning to think that another year would go by and you …
Trapped
We remain trapped when we allow fear to block our means of escape. She sat in bed in the Inky blackness and the faintest glow of light from around the door warned her that she wasn't alone anymore. He was there. She could hear him moving about now. What was she going to do when …
Wade
"Please don't do that," I said in the politest voice I could muster although I was like a volcano ready to erupt. She looked at me blankly. "Pardon me?" "Please don't feed chocolate to the chickens." "Why not? It's perfectly good chocolate. The best quality, actually." "Chickens and chocolate don't mix," I informed her. "Chocolate …
Gida’s Story
I'm a deaf 35 year old woman with two children. I'm also HIV positive. I was raped twice by the same man. It happened when I was working as a carpenter's assistant. The men used to come up to me and ask for sexual favors. I rejected them. At the time, I couldn't communicate using …
The Proposition
She really had to go but she was on the the fourth floor. There was no way she could make it down to the first floor where the staff toilet was. Either she wet herself on the way down in the elevator or she used his toilet. If she got caught she could lose her …
The Mistake/Beginnings #writephoto
He was in the foyer removing his hat and gloves when Flora walked. He put them on the table. “Here are the pen and paper you asked for, Sir,” she said handing them to him. She was dressed in her coat and hat. “Thank you, Flora,” he said, taking them from her. “Are you going …
Love in the Office
When she went to the kitchenette to fill her bottle with water, Anton was there telling a couple of people about his camping trip with his friends. She couldn’t help but smile. He was such a droll when it came to telling stories. She filled her bottle and turned so that she was facing the …
Promotion
She got the news that morning and as soon as she got back to her desk, she texted her boyfriend, Rob. "I just got promoted to Managing Editor. They absolutely loved the profile I did on Rosalind Spencer, the famous Haute Couture designer who recently launched her new cosmetic line. Let’s go out and celebrate tonight. Pick me up at 7:45” …
Women and Mental Health
May 1-7 has been Mental Health awareness week. One in three Americans struggles with mental illness but the rate is much higher in women. Research shows that women are 40% more likely to develop depression than men. It is not clear why mental illness is more common among women but doctors have come up with a number …
Notes to Women 