Archive | 22.02.2010
- The Hope Chest
As a busy executive, I never found time for my family. As a consequence, my first wife divorced me, moved with my children to California, and left my life for good. At first, I tried to maintain a relationship with my children, but they became strangers to me and I to them. There was never enough time to establish a bond. I willingly continue to send alimony and support payments, although the court-ordered time has expired.
When I was 50 years old, my long-time secretary retired necessitating a ... more
- The Lovely Ms. Hunter
"Hey, did you check out the new boss yet?"
It was that pain in the ass Carl Dixon poking his head into my office.
"No, Carl. I didn't."
"You should. She's really something, gorgeous.
He was rubbing it in. The Vice-President of sales job was supposed to be mine. My twenty-five years at BLF industries apparently meant little to the president, Archie Hawthorne. We'd had our differences in the past, but I had always been his top salesman. Selling his fiberglas storage units wasn't easy. Now, he ... more