December 2011
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Halloween
I missed being back home. New York City was so strange and foreign to me. This was my first Halloween since I had moved. I hadn’t had much luck making friends yet so I was surprised I found a party to go to. Everyone seemed to know each other here though. For a city of so many people, I felt completely alone. I walked over to the punch bowl and raised my mask as I took a drink. A large brown...
November 2011
5 posts
Fired
“Crap.” I thought to myself, looking at the blank page in Microsoft Word. The annual report was due in 5 minutes and I hadn’t even started it yet. I glanced over at the picture of my wife and kids on my desk and started to wonder how I was going to pay for my son’s operation. The clock on my computer struck 12 and I heard the door to my bosses office swing open. My heart...
An Amish Invitation
“Well, Mr. Horse_ebooks, would you like to say Grace?” Asked Mrs. Yoder, placing the last of the dinner plates down on the simple, homemade table. She gazed at her 7 children and husband, his long Amish beard hanging almost into his dinner plate. With a curt nod, he caught her gaze and adjusted it. Her youngest son had brought over a friend who had recently moved into their tight-knit...
Hollywood
“And what will you be performing for us today?” “Song of the Clown” “Alright, go ahead.” “DO RE MI FA FA FA FA FA MI MI MI MI RE RE MI RE SOL MI MI MI MI MI MI MI SOL DO RE MI FA FA FA FA FA MI MI MI SOL SOL FA RE DO GO TELL” “Um… we’ll call you. Thanks.” It was horse_ebooks’ 5th audition that week. Being an aspiring actor was...
Thanksgiving
“Mom, Dad, meet my boyfriend.”
The snow was falling lightly on the ground in the front yard. A light chill was felt in the air. It was Tess’s first Thanksgiving back home since she moved away to college 4 years ago. She was happy to see them again, but worried about how they’d react to her boyfriend.
Horse_ebooks held a hoof out to Jennifer’s father, who was...
