On my first day of sixth grade, I realized it could be the best first day of school I could ever have.  Jeremy was in my homeroom class and I luckily ended up with the locker next to his.  I have had a crush on him for as long as I can remember and thought how lucky…

I had never believed in horoscopes.  Probably because my mother heartily believed in horoscopes and never missed a chance to read tarot cards.  She claims to have grown up in a commune, but all the information I have found says she lived in Austin, Texas and grew up in the Austin public school system.  I think she wants to be seen…

I had grown up camping with my family during most holiday weekends.  Now that I am older and recently divorced, I have perfected the art of camping alone.  I have met a few people throughout my camping adventures and travels and we try to meet up to a certain degree.  The only part I am not fond of this group camping are the ghost…

I had always been nosy growing up and it only intensified when I became a teenager.  I started babysitting when I was fifteen so I could make some extra cash, but I also wanted to learn as much about my neighbors and friends that I could.  My favorite book growing up at been Harriet the Spy so I knew…

My favorite food has always been Chinese.  My family did not go out to dinner very often and I always chose the nearest Chinese restaurant when it was my turn to choose where we ate.  Now that I am living on my own, I order in Chinese food every Sunday night.  Every once in a while I splurge and take myself…

I always thought Simon drank to have a good time.  We met in college and he was always the life of the party.  The two of us became inseparable during college and now that we’ve graduated, I’m wondering if his drinking stems from a problem he has never told me about.  Next week, my boss and his wife invited us for dinner and I am concerned on how Simon is going to behave.  Will…

I didn’t have a very easy childhood.  I never knew my mother and my father was often working multiple jobs to keep food on the table.  I think my mom died shortly after I was born, but at 21, I still can’t get my father to tell me exactly what happened to her.  I never had the ‘cool’ clothes and usually…

I had been excited to start a new school when I started high school.  Middle school had not been kind to me and I was excited to start a new life.  I had grown my hair out to as long as my parents would let me and had worked all summer at the nearest McDonald’s so I could save some pocket change…

I knew I shouldn’t have agreed to carrying the package onto the plane.  I knew it was a problem, but I was so desperate for money that I agreed.  I now knew I had to run for my life.    Here’s what happened.  I was sitting at the gate, nervous as all hell.  I had never liked flying, but had to make it…

I’ve been suspicious of my husband for several weeks now.  The more I pay attention to his movements before and after work, I am pretty convinced he is having an affair.  Which wouldn’t entirely surprise me or even bother me that much.  We had not really had much in common since our children had moved…