Frannie was in a state of euphoria! Last night Kenny “popped the old question”! They were getting married! She couldn’t wait to tell Kim, her best friend since grade school. They had both wondered if Kenny would ever get the nerve to go through with it, and well [...]

Mary was depressed. Out of high school for three months now and not one decent job offer. She was getting desperate!!! Her parents were on her back and she couldn’t blame them, underfoot all day and just generally in her mom’s way. As she scanned the want ads [...]

Claire peered out the window checking to see if Becky was on her way from across the street. Not that it really mattered, it’s just that she was all ready to go and was getting a little fidgety waiting for the 18 year old baby sitter to arrive. It was so [...]

She was running late as usual! Claire just couldn’t seem to get anywhere on time. Why in the world did she ever agree to attend a lingerie party at Cathy’s house? With Frank away on business and it being a week night, she had had trouble finding a sitter for [...]

Jake was just about finished installing the new hot water heater for Mrs. Drake, as the old one had been leaking like a sieve and must have cost a fortune to run. Jake lit the pilot light and waited for the familiar whoosh that came when the burner fired up while [...]

God it was hot out! Danny was sweltering as he made his final delivery for Elmo’s Finer Foods, the bags of groceries getting heavier and heavier as the day had worn on, until finally he was down to the last stop. It was a large stately home at the far end [...]

“Please, Mark, we really need to work out tonight,” pleaded Cindy! Mark looked at the two women and said, “You guys know the rules, the gym closes at ten sharp!” “Just for a little while,” begged Jill?!? Mark, the manager of the Suburban Workout Gym, was about ready to [...]

“What the hell am I doing here at this hour,” Carl said out loud to no one in particular, “man was not made to lift weights at midnight!” For over a year Carl Nevins had been working out three nights a week at the “Barbell Club”, trying in vain to build up [...]