The phone buzzed irritatingly against my thigh, disturbing what was going to be an immaculate golf swing from the beginning of the 8th tee and resulting in an ungainly slice that sent the ball flying into the rough. I swore long and loudly as my work coll...
“You know me, I don’t make a big deal out of my birthdays.” “And you know me, how I think that’s just fucking boring!” So I made the best cake he could ever waste on his unsophisticated taste buds and served it the best way my one track mind could conjure...
“Way to go, everyone!” Pam said in her usual confident tone. “This was big and we exceeded every goal. Great teamwork!” Pam was one of the executives at the bank I’ve worked for the last five years. She loved to be up front as the center of attention, esp...
Fucky Birthday to you, Fucky Birthday to you, Fucky Birthday, dear Alison, Fucky Birthday to you! “Surprise!” There was a chorus of cheers, and Alison felt her blindfold being untied. She looked around and gasped at the sight of Claire’s room, decorated...
Alice paused behind one of the oak trees just as the un-birthday song stopped, her experiences in Wonderland giving her pause. The scene before her, while somewhat strange, wasn’t particularly alarming. In the middle of a clearing sat a large rectangular...
“That's my seat.”“What was that?”“You're in my seat.” I showed him the cinema ticket. “I wouldn't make a big deal about it, because I don't want to break up your friend group, but I don't want to take someone else's seat either.”“We just have to each move...
“Gay Cake” row rumbles on! The headline was plastered over half the front page of the Belfast Telegraph. I drop the newspaper onto the counter along with the morning post. The Asher’s bakery story is still the main talking point. I scan the first paragrap...
Nelle balanced the heavy basket of wet clothes on the ample curve of her hip and shielded her eyes against the late day sun. Grasshoppers flicked through the grass around her, a humming buzz of life in the emerald green. She’d heard the deep rumble of the...
This story only available on Lush Stories. If you are reading it elsewhere, it has been stolen."Bye, John. See you tomorrow. I'll have those figures for you, and we can go over them before the meeting.""See you, Rich."John watched his senior associate lea...
My name is Jacey Turner and Tracy is my daughter, the result of a very unhappy marriage with a dickhead I’d rather not talk about, thank you.Tracy has been the perfect daughter and we have been that close - but now I have to face up to change because it i...
