Tough Choices
Janine was waiting for the tax refund check, and then she was going to buy shoes. The choices were: 8 sets of shoes (for all 8 feet) at Payless, 4 sets at Nordstrom’s, or Jimmy Choos for the back 4 feet–the choices were tough . . .
Upside Down
In spite of all the remodeling and improvement work Mark had done with his home, and in spite of the Government’s assurances that the recession was over, Mark still found himself upside down with his mortgage and just hanging on by a thread . . .
Brown Eyed Girl
Candace, a Brown Widow spider, was miffed; her cousins–the Black Widows–got all the press, mostly bad, but also some good. She should be famous–she had quite a record, she had produced thousands of children, had eaten her last 14 mates, and had bitten three cats, four dogs, and two humans, and still the stinking paparazzi ignored her.
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
Cynthia (Golden Orb Weaver, Front) was feeling a little deceitful–she really hadn’t explained to Herbie (back, dragonfly) what coming to dinner involved . . .
Organization Skills
Kate, to her neighbors, friends, and family, was renowned for her fine organization skills, but seemed somehow unable to make her home seem warm and inviting . . .
Vegan Dreams
Eldridge had found veganism on the web, and he was convinced that was the future, at least for him. But how do you catch broccoli, cabbage, strawberries or rutabagas in a web–orb or cob . . .?