Freckles Stories

The two young delivery boys had hardly finished setting my new living room sectional in place and left when a soft knock on my door announced the arrival of their employer. Kay's red hair was teased exactly as it had been the day before, perfectly framing her high cheekbones, sparkling blue-grey eyes, and full pouty lips. "Morning Allen,” she said as I stepped aside to allow her inside. "Good morning to you Kay,” I replie...

Am I a bad person for cheating on my wife? I guess it depends on your perspective. Maybe if I tell you the story, you’ll have a little sympathy for this simple blue-collar guy. Some of you may even be a little jealous. My wife, Margaret, and I have been married for eighteen years. That’s long enough for all social taboos to break down within a marriage, which means if you have to fart, you fart. It also means trading roma...

The storeroom was a mess, so the boss asked for people to inventory and reorganize it. Candice was very good at tasks like this, so she volunteered and looked around the group for help. The boss looked at Sean and said he could help. Then the rest of the staff left the area. Sean and Candice had known each other for several years, and worked well together, though Sean did not seem that excited about this task. They starte...

Chapter 1: Reuniting I faintly remember coming to this house thirty something years ago for play dates when I was allowed and then a few times with my mother to visit during the holidays and different occasions, but I never realized her family called this side entrance the “back” door. Karen did say over the phone to come to the back door near the driveway. And she was right about the front door having too much snow in fr...

Itook a deep breath, knowing I was about to either ruin the best thing that ever happen to me, or make it ten million times better. I looked up into the car mirror again, still startled at my reflection. My rash decision to shave still hasn’t settled in. My once shoulder length hair was short and close to my scalp. I shaved my beard and even trimmed my eyebrows. And that’s only mentioning what I cut above the waist. I jus...