When I got my first job in the tech industry it was right after the big dot com boom. The team I worked with was made up entirely of girls, most of whom were Asian. When we went out to lunch together as a team, one waiter once said I was a really lucky guy. … Read more
Introduction: Jack and Victoria hit a snag in their relationship. , Chapter 3 “So how have you been? You haven’t really talked to me in three days.” Jack asked, facing Kelly in the black-drop dreamscape in her mind. “What are you talking about? It’s kind of hard to carry on a conversation with someone when … Read more
At twenty years old I was young to have my own business clearing out houses where hoarders had lived. This was usually for the local council but there were occasions when people who had been left a property in a will and needed a place clearing out. Normally I always had a team of people … Read more
When Saturday evening came, we brought our egg, and a few other toys Amazon had delivered in the last few days — along with some brownies that Meg had made from a mix for dessert. We figured the teenagers would inhale the whole batch, but it seemed polite to bring something. The toys were safely … Read more
Darrel had been keeping an eye on Ella for quite some time. She was in his bedroom spread out on top of the duvet while sleeping and he’d been watching her from the doorway smoking a cigarette. He’d been pondering about what to do about her. She was one of his best friends, a lovely … Read more