New house Stories

It was early May, and Becky (short for Rebecca) and I (Jim) were planning to break ground on what was to be our dream home. Being very fortunate in life, I retired in my early fifties. Becky being somewhat younger than I, was still working (her choice, not mine). We have found an idyllic spot about thirty miles from the city and close enough to the highway to make for a short commute for Becky. We had purchased a vacant t...

The decision to end my second marriage and move far away to start life anew was not really difficult to make. The marriage had been dead for many years and we’d stayed together for convenience, nothing more. I’d had enough. I wanted more and I wanted freedom to do what I wanted.     Truthfully, my life as a wife had been something of a failure. Years ago, I went straight from living at home with my sister and her husband,...