By starmaster1958. The alarm went off at five am, sharply signaling the sleeping Amy Conrad that it was time to get up and start the day. Begrudgingly Amy rolled over and let her hand flop onto the alarm switch silencing its annoying call. She sat up in bed, stretched, then reluctantly got up. She slowly got her robe on and dragged herself to the kitchen. Her two dogs, Moxie and Hoxie, were hot on her heels. She looked outside and
Read moreBy SSC (sshieldsus@yahoo.com) Our house sat on a quiet street in a small town about twenty miles north of Birmingham. At that time, our nearest neighbor is about a ten-minute walk away. Of course, now the area is filled with subdivisions and yuppies, but at that time, it was a peaceful quiet place to grow up. We had a low fence surrounding our backyard to keep the animals from tearing up the area, but not high enough to keep anyone from
Read moreBy Rachel Ross I found a note on the refrigerator when I got home from college. My mom was going to the mall with a friend after work and would be home around six. The note said I could have a sandwich and some cookies, but only a few. Being an eighteen-year-old boy didn’t mean a lot to my mom. She still treated me like a little kid. My dad was at work, and he didn’t get home until about
Read moreBy lovnbowser. There are times when one can predict the future. It might be the outcome of an event, a person’s characteristics, or a combination of both. My best friend Christine’s dress shop venture, for example. Something told me that it would be a disaster since its inception. I did not say a word to anyone, but I did make notes on my prediction. I just knew that the dress shop idea wasn’t right. A similar future prediction and premonition
Read moreBy curiousNat I came from a strict catholic family. Raised to believe that sex belonged in marriage, between a man and woman, and anything else was wrong. It had been that way in the house I grew up in for as long as I could remember, and I never once had a reason to question the beliefs being enforced onto me. I went to an all-girls school, attended church every Sunday, had bible hours every night, did all my chores,
Read moreBy Jenk9 I currently live in a building that does not allow pets except for Dan’s Golden Lab (Nick) because Dan is entirely blind, and Nick is his guide dog. When I first met Dan about two years ago, he didn’t have a guide dog as he couldn’t afford one. Most of us who lived on the third floor with Dan would help him when we could, and we all got on very well with him. Since Dan lived directly
Read moreBy Tank. Part 1… It was another sunny May California weekday afternoon, like many ones before it she had experienced for the past 4 years. The final bell of school had rang and she was on her way home. A few of her friends drove by in their Jeep to offer her a ride home but she refused. Home was only a mile and a half away and rather than worry about the troubles of bringing a car on campus,
Read moreBy Ca.Doglady.Lover I started with the pack of large male dogs that we kept penned up in the first kennel. I stepped into the huge room-like cage and carefully latched the door behind me. The dogs seemed more excited than usual, even for feeding time. I thought nothing of it, however, setting the heavy bag of feed on the floor and proceeded to tear it open. “Hey! Look out, dammit!” I shouted in protest as the gang of dogs closed
Read moreBy cosminmihail Hi, my name is Carla. I’m 36, married to Alex for 15 years. We have two girls and a boy, Sonia is 14, Marta is 12 and our little boy Robert of 9. We are a pretty happy family, my husband working hard and providing for the family. Sometimes he needs to go on business trips to other cities and even countries. We met in high school and have been sweethearts since then. Little by little, we managed
Read moreBy cum_munkey69@yahoo.com Summer is great in Vermont for a dog lover like myself. This might not seem like something you would think about, but it has worked out quite well for me in picking up strays. When I say, ‘picking up strays,’ I don’t mean the: ‘Do you come here often and what is your sign’ kind of strays. It’s more like the: ‘Come here, boy, who’s your owner?’ It’s a scam that I came up with about ten years
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