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22 Sep 2019 8 minute read 2 comments mgaft1
To read part 1 click here Margaret picked him up at the airport. “Why are you so gloomy? Aren’t you happy to be home?” Wilfred smirked. “Yeah, hon, I am.” “Did something happened Philadelphia you are not telling me about?” “No, but…” “But what...
21 Sep 2019 2 minute read 2 comments mgaft1
“Ah, Will? Come on over, close the door and sit down,” Allen Adams, the IT manager of “William and Brooks” smiled at Wilfred, pointing to the chair in front of his table. Wilfred complied. “So Will, you are leaving us tomorrow.” Allen shook his he...
20 Sep 2019 6 minute read 0 comments mgaft1
The nurse opened the door. She was dry and bony as if she smelled like formaldehyde. Wearing an impenetrable an expression like a secretary bird, she said: "Come in. He is there." He was reclining on an orthopedic bed. His long arms and legs reminded...
18 Sep 2019 9 minute read 2 comments mgaft1
When Robert came to the pool, it wasn't hot yet. The solar disk just showed up and its red patches of light, as if drawn on the surface of the ocean, ran from the horizon to the shore. Avoiding the heat was not the reason for an early swim. Robert pr...
13 Sep 2019 11 minute read 0 comments mgaft1
Hi there, A couple of words about my stories. I don't write for the purpose of showing a role model or bring someone's spirit up. I write about regular people who often do things that are not exemplary or deserve the reader's praise. I write about wh...
13 Sep 2019 5 minute read 0 comments mgaft1
For part 1 Click here The “Rhino” bar was on the next street to the courthouse and lot of bar’s clientele was composed of its crowd: judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, clerks, and police officers. The walls of the bar were covered with the the...
10 Sep 2019 9 minute read 4 comments mgaft1
When I used to read a Greek legend about Hercules vs. Antheus encounter, I couldn’t figure out why Hercules had to actually wrestle the giant. After all, he had modern (to that time) weapons in his disposal like bow and arrows, a javelin, and a sword...
7 Sep 2019 5 minute read 4 comments mgaft1
"Cute, but not my type!" This evil definition, which had been branded to me by a popular girl, haunted me through high school and college. And although later in life many women didn't find me cute, I never met one whose type I actually was. Don't tak...
6 Sep 2019 3 minute read 0 comments mgaft1
I bet everybody heard of that story. I mean the first one built the house of straw; the second one built the house of twigs, the third one… blah, blah, blah… However, what most people don’t know is how they came to such decisions. Some people might e...
1 Sep 2019 1 minute read 0 comments mgaft1
"It was an advantage!" I said half-shouting. My response was instinctive. I shouldn’t have said that let along shout it out. Gilbert’s silver Porsche promptly moved away, taking Maeve away from me perhaps forever. I quickly looked around. Some accide...
