R Richard: 227 books

Just call me Nocturne. I grew up in an affluent suburb, as the pampered daughter of the richest man in town. I wanted for nothing material. If the other little girls had one fancy dress, I had ten. When the other little girls wanted an ice cream cone, I wanted Hagen Daaz. By the time I graduated from...

Ronnie is down at the Main Street Inn, with the rest of the down-the-nose rich guys that he runs around with.Judy is with Ronnie and she doesn't appear to be too happy.The word around town is that Judy wants to find a guy who is going to make the kind of living that will fill Judy's dreams...

Jim was living in the San Gabriel Valley, in semi-poverty. He then stole a lot of money, bought a police car detector device and also bought a hot rod. Jim then relocated to rural San Diego and began a career as a product delivery guy. He’s making big money and trying to build a lifetime career. Then...

Amanda calls Jack one day and says, "Jack. We're going to have a reunion of the Northside High School people. I want you to drive me down there." Amanda is a Northside High School graduate and runs a sort of consulting business. It's not exactly clear what Amanda consults on, but if sex...

As it must be, Sam lurches down the aisle, looking for me. He finally gets back to me. I lecture the ass hole, “Sam, you walked back to me. If you start trouble on this air plane, they throw you in jail. You go to jail, not me, since you walked back to me. If you want trouble, after we get back...

The hiring manager glares at Big Jim. “You have one of the worst evaluations that I have ever seen.” Big Jim looks the hiring manager in the eyes and lectures the man, “I show up for work, every work day. I do my assigned work and I’m good at what I do. I have recommendations from people like...

After we graduated from high school, Valerie went off to become an actress. I continued my education, through college. I worked hard in school, did pretty well and got a good job, or so I thought, after I graduated. As I later learned, Valerie had some problems getting her career started. She apparently...

Edna corners me, one Sunday afternoon. (Every town, of any size, has an Edna. Edna has no real life, just a sort of shadow existence in the reflected light of the lives of others. Despite her miserable existence, Edna has a lot of political power with the girls and even the ladies of the town. Edna...

Ralph finds himself exiled to a remote Air Force base by the company for which he works. Ralph hooks up with a sim tech lady named Lorraine. Lorraine is a tall, slim, D-cup type of woman, beautiful except for her teeth. Her teeth go every which way and even distort her face. Lorraine is extremely...

Jack was bumbling through life as a young boy. Then, some good advice from an uncle put him on the right path. Jack then works hard and develops the tools that he needs for the life that he wants. As a result, he gets a job in a stock brokerage in New York City. Jack works hard at work and also is...

Two couples face the same kind of problem, although in different degrees. Hal is an engineer, working for a company where he's about to be downsized. If he gets laid off, it'll be difficult, perhaps impossible, for him to get a decent job in any reasonable time frame. If he remains unemployed for...

Wanda and Wally, trying to escape from a dead end town, manage to graduate from college and find jobs in far off Southern California. They go to work for Aardvark Creations, a fashion company. As they settle in, they find that things are a bit different than they expected. Wanda and Wally find out...

Jack is a Project Manager, trapped and working for an incompetent Department Manager. Jack is just about to tell the Department Manager to take his job and shove it. Jack gets a phone call from JB, the CEO. Jack walks out on the Department Manager and goes into a meeting with the CEO. JB wants to...

Two 18-year-olds graduate from high school. Paul was the high school football hero and Phyliss was the plain-jane girl who wrote Paul's English themes to keep him eligible to play football. Paul gets injured in his final high school game and his dreams of a college football career vanish. Paul gets...