I hope you all have a happy and safe holiday
Friday, July 4, 2014
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Sorry for being so quiet
Hello to all my followers. The past couple of months have been very hard on me. I have not been able to concentrate on writing. I just moved and started a new job at the same time, to say I have been stressed out would be an understatement.
I am hoping that after some time I will get back to writing. In the meantime. I am offering this space to any writers who have any books they'd like highlighted. So stay tuned.
enjoy your summer
I am hoping that after some time I will get back to writing. In the meantime. I am offering this space to any writers who have any books they'd like highlighted. So stay tuned.
enjoy your summer
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
The Comforts of Home a Weds Brief story
I know it's been a while since I did a Weds Brief. I've had a lot of changes going on in my life. Things are still far from settled.
Here are this week's prompts
“Explain that one more time, please.”
“He’s/She’s not a hero.”
“Oh jeez, now what?”
“He/She is going to have a cow…”
“Running away never solves the problem.”
“Do the right thing.”
“Did you just call me?”
“Time is money.”
“Be good, or be good at it.”
“You’re tripping.”
“Want to check out my mad skills?”
“Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.”
“You need some additional inspiration.”
“Get while the getting’s good.”
or have a character pay bills
or use: buffalo, brain, nephew
or have a character run into an ex
or have a character bake a cake
or use: blood, sock, fork
or use: jeans, water, weeds
or use: trash, tire, boxes
or have a snow storm in your story
or have a draw a picture
or “What kind of blood do you have, I think you’re my type”
or “A friend in heat is a friend indeed”
or “Blow me a kiss, handsome”
or “I’m one hell of a butler”
or “I’ve got sea men, where’s the boat?”
I didn't have time to have it edited, so all errors are mine
The Comforts of Home
Weds Brief,
“Explain that one more time, please?” Ben spoke into the
phone that was hanging out of his ear. In the real estate game you lived on your smart
phone. The only time Ben wasn’t
glued to his phone was when he was home with his husband, Tom. They had an agreement, when they were
together no work was permitted.
It was easy for Tom, being a firefighter he left his work at the
firehouse.
When they were first together, Ben often brought his work
home with him. There was a time
when they almost broke up over Ben being absent in their relationship.
“What do you mean the deal fell through? I thought the bank gave us the green
light.” Ben was arguing with a
loan officer over a house that a couple was interested in. It was a foreclosure and Ben was
the liaison between the couple and the bank. They had gotten a green light to get the house and now
they found out that the couple’s bank wouldn’t approve the FHA loan.
“But, yeah, I’ll have to talk to my clients and get back to
you.”
Ben hated this part of his job. Calling up his clients who were already thinking of the
house as theirs, and telling them he was going to be shattering their dreams.
“Hello, David? Yeah it’s Ben. I’ve got some bad news for you. Yeah I heard back from
the bank and it looks like you’re being denied the loan.” Ben could hear the man’s wife crying in
the background. She was seven
months pregnant and they were hoping to get settled in a new house before the
baby arrived. It was their first
child. The house was in
their preferred neighborhood, Her parents didn’t live too far, and so they’d
have help with the baby when they needed it. The price was right too, and they were lucky it didn’t need
too much work.
“I think you should call your bank and see what happened and
get back to me.”
Ben knew that they probably wouldn’t get an answer for a
while. It was the end of the day
and time for him to get out of the office and back home to his loving mate.
He was greeted by the smell of dinner as soon as he opened
the door. He was so lucky to be
married to a man who knew his way around a kitchen. Tom’s fellow firefighters looked forward to when it was his
turn to cook.
“Mmm, what’s cookin’, good lookin’?” Ben put down his case and wrapped
his arms around Tom and they kissed.
“I’m making beef stew with all your favorite
vegetables.”
Ben loved Tom’s beef stew; he made it with a slow cooker. It
was a one-pot deal, which made clean up easy.
“Have I told you I love you?” Ben whispered into Tom’s ear as they hugged.
“Yes but you can never say it enough times.” Tom held him tight then let go so he
could take bowls out to serve it on. He made a salad and they sat at the dinner
table.
“How was your day?”
Tom asked him.
“Difficult” he told him about the couple’s problem with the
bank.
“Sorry to hear about that. I hope things work out.” They ate Tom’s beef stew, dessert consisted of them
lying on the couch watching a movie on TV and making out.
“Mmm. One of
the things I look forward to is knowing you’re here to come home to.” Ben still couldn’t believe how lucky he
was to find a man like Tom.
“I feel the same way. I feel so happy knowing I don’t have to go it
alone.”
They fell asleep in each other’s arms.
TBC
My fellow Weds Briefers
Andrew Q. Gordon
Andrew Q. Gordon
Friday, May 30, 2014
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Sunday, May 25, 2014
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Surf's Up....Maybe a Weds Brief
Surfs’ Up….Maybe
“Oh come on, Tom. Aren’t you going to tell me where we’re
going on vacation?” It was Saturday morning. Tom and Ben had plenty of vacation
time banked between them. Ben remembered getting e-mail from Tom at work one
afternoon, simply stating to put in for vacation for the last week in May, and
that was all he said. He’d been pretty mum about where they were going, and it
was driving Ben crazy.
Tom left some vague clues. The latest was this photo of a
surfer in a magazine.
“We’re going to Hawaii? Is that it?”
Tom smiled as he took a sip of coffee. They were sitting at
the breakfast bar at the kitchen counter, enjoying eggs Tom skillfully made for
them.
“Nope, although we’ll have to keep it in mind for the future.”
“Come on, Tom.” Ben reached
out and rubbed Tom’s arms up and down, trying to entice his man to let him in
on the big secret. “Tell me where we’re
going.” He leaned over and planted a
kiss on his firefighter husband.
“Mmm, that is tasty, honey, but it’s not going to get me to
reveal my surprise.”
“Oh poo.” Ben sat
back and sulked. His mood didn’t stop
him from finishing up his eggs. He
wouldn’t let good food go to waste.
“Don’t worry, it’ll be worth the wait to find out.”
Their vacation was going to start in a few days, and Tom
hadn’t let the cat out of the bag once.
If it didn’t go against the trust that Tom and Ben had built up over
their years together, Ben might have been tempted to look at Tom’s e-mails and
see if there were any clues there.
Tom was very good at keeping secrets. One morning, Tom had
left for work. And Ben was working from home. He picked up the phone. “Hello?
No, Tom isn’t home. Who—” Ben listened to the man on the other end of
the phone. “You have a cancellation on
the flight and you want to know if we want an upgrade to first class? Where’si this flight going again?” Just as the man mentioned the destination,
the caller ID beep went off. Ben
glanced at the phone and saw it was Tom calling. “Um, hold on I have another call.” He pressed the flash key and was transferred
to Tom. “Hi, honey, talk about timing.
I have the airline on the other line. They said they have a last minute
cancellation and would we want to be moved up to first class.”
“Really? Did they
tell you where we’re going?” Tom
inquired.
“No, you called just as they were about to…darn it.”
“Good. You tell that man NOT to tell you about the flight,
get his number and I’ll call him. Please, Ben, don’t spoil the surprise for
me.”
“I won’t, honey, I promise. “ Ben
went to the other line and got the information for Tom and relayed it.
“It won’t be long now, baby.
You’ll love it.”
It was a few days later when Tom and Ben packed up their
suitcases. They made sure they only packed enough into a carry on so they
wouldn’t have to pay the fees for checking bags in.
They made it to the airport. Tom had printed out their
boarding passes the night before, and checked on the airline to make sure they
were going to be leaving on time.
Just before they got to security, Tom stopped Ben. “I wanted to let you know our destination
now.” Tom reached into his suitcase and
pulled out a bag and handed it to Ben.
Ben opened it carefully, a big smile stretched out on his face. “You’re kidding?” He pulled out two Mickey Mouse ear hats from
Disney.
“Nope, Ben, we’re going to“Disney World!”
Ben put the hats on each of them, then wrapped his arms
around Tom’s neck and kissed him. They
headed for security and then boarded a plane for the happiest place on Earth.
TBC (I’ll weave in my trip to Disney, Hey these guys deserve to enjoy their own
version of the Magic Kingdom)
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