It was always the same in every little town and hamlet that the carnival stopped in. Walt would try and hook up with some of the local talent for the four or five days they were in town. To a homey, the life of a carny roustabout seemed like a glamorous way to live.

Gary was walking to his car on his way home from work. Working as an account executive for a Wall St. investment banking company was a very lucrative but draining way to make a living. His shoulders tense from the hours spent on the phone making deals all day

Sarah nervously reviewed the instructions that Megan had written for her on the back of a restaurant napkin. Hit “enter”, wait for the screen to load, then make up a chat room “handle”, type it in, then hit “connect me”, and you’re in! A live sex chat room!

Lisa Rivers couldn’t believe she was finally here-CASTRO STREET!!! Being gay and from a small town in Kentucky, you could feel mighty lonely, but here in San Francisco, the mecca for gays and lesbians, being queer was almost a badge of honor! Just walking down the street and seeing men arm in arm, and women openly kissing, well it did her heart good! After only ten minutes, she knew that she felt at home.

Mary was depressed. Out of college for three months now and not one decent job offer. She was getting desperate!!! Her parents were on her back and she couldn’t blame them, underfoot all day and just generally in her mom’s way.

Claire peered out the window checking to see if Becky was on her way from across the street. Not that it really mattered, it’s just that she was all ready to go and was getting a little fidgety waiting for the 18 year old baby sitter to arrive.

Dell hated working on holidays, away from home, all alone, and bored stiff! Not a very pleasant way to spend Christmas day. Worse yet, the surroundings really sucked, seeing as he was a deputy sheriff of Hall County, and had jail duty for the day.

Scott Ruden drummed his fingers on the leather covered steering wheel, keeping time with the beat coming from car radio. His thoughts, however, were not on the music, but his twentieth high school reunion being held that weekend in his home town

The morning was cool and crisp as I began my hike up the trail to the top of Terry Peak, and although it was late October, the sun was just beginning to warm the South Dakota mountain side. I had been looking forward to the solitude of the mountains all week and relished the thought of two days away from the office.