A story i wrote: "Out of her depth".

Everybody told her that she needed help.
But she didn't think she needed help at all.
She never thought of herself as an alcoholic.
She did like a drink, yes, but she didn't think she was addicted.
She could stop anytime she wanted.
The problem was, she didn't want to stop.
Drinking solved the problem's she couldn't stop thinking about when she was sober. The problem's she couldn't solve when she was sober.
To her, drinking was a way to let go and have fun.
But, her family and friend's didn't see it that way.
And soon she would have to pick what she wanted more. Her family or the drink.

A story i wrote "Choices".

He was in a situation he never thought he'd ever be in.
He was torn between two women.
The first woman was his long term girlfriend. She was bubbly, popular and pretty.
But she had recently started a new job and it seemed that she had no time for him anymore.
The second woman was a girl from work.
She had made it clear that she wanted to date him -and she also made it clear she wasn't going to let the fact he had a girlfriend stand in her way.
So, he had a choice to make.
Did he throw it all away for one cheap thrill?. Or did he try to work thing's out with his girlfriend?.
Was he strong enough to reject the advances of the girl from work?. Was he strong enough to deal with the consequences if he did?.
What choice would he eventually have to make?. Only he knew the answer's.

"Baker baker" by Tori Amos.

I think Tori Amos is wonderful. Highly talented and wonderfully quirky, what's not to love?.

I love a lot of her song's, but 'baker baker' is one of my favourite's. It's very beautiful, and i think anyone who has ever lost anyone they love can relate to this song, even though it's really about a woman losing a lover after she has been pushing him away, she pushed too far and he left her.

But, i also think it can be a simple message of don't take the people you love for granted, as you know when you won't have them anymore.

A story i wrote: "Fear".

She stared into the darkness and wondered where he was.
Was he close?. Could he see her?.
She had to stop to catch her breath, but she knew she had to start running again.
Even though her leg's ached, and felt tired, she knew she couldn't stop.
He was trying to kill her.
It was only luck that had caused her to get away from him earlier, but she knew, her luck would run out sooner or later.
She had got a head start earlier, but she knew that she wasn't safe.
She looked around, it had appeared that she had lost him, but that didn't mean she could stop running. He would kill her, if he ever caught her, and she wasn't going to let him catch up with her.
She heard a noise, and that was enough incentive to start running again.
She had to hope her fear would give her enough strength to keep her going.
She could be running for a long, long time. She knew he would never give up chasing after her.

How to make tuna and cucumber bite's.

This makes 10 to 15 bites.

You need:

200g /7oz canned tuna, drained and flaked
1-2 tbsp olive oil
Small handful of chopped fresh parsley
Good squeeze of lemon juice
1/2 small red onion, finely chopped
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cucumber

Method
1. Mix the tuna with the olive oil, parsley, lemon juice and red onion, and season with the salt and pepper.
2. Cut the cucumber into 1cm thick slices and sit spoonfull's of the tuna mixture on top of each one. Arrange on a plate.

And, there you go. It's that easy. Ideal for parties. Enjoy.

I may write some more Jay/ Vonda fiction.

From my 'From afar' story. I have grown quite attached to the pair, and i'm sure they have plenty of stories left to tell.

For the record, i was listening to Vonda Shepard's "By 7.30" album when i first got the idea for the story. I couldn't think of a name that suited the character (and i like unique names) so i used 'Vonda'. I think it suit's her. As for 'Jay', well, my friend has a little boy called James, and everyone  call's  him 'Jay', so i thought that i'd use the name for the male character.

I do like unique and 'original' names, especially for girl's. Just another way i make my writing unique.

Some more of my favourite tv show quote's.

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.
Data: If the warp drive fail's to activate, the result's could be..unfortunate.
Worf: Very unfortunate. We will be dead.

MYSTERIOUS WAYS
Declan Dunn: I even changed my sock's for you.

LAW AND ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIM'S UNIT
John Munch: Liv, Ashley called.
Olivia Benson: Is everything alright?.
John Munch: No. She saw the new N'SYNC video, and was sadly dissapointed, as was i.

LAW AND ORDER
Lenny Briscoe: You do understand that we don't work for you, personally?.

THE SHIELD
Shane Vandrell: Why can't one of them do it?.
Trish George: They don't look gay enough.

THE LONE GUNMEN
Frohike: Ma, i've been dressing myself since i was 40.

MYSTERIOUS WAYS
Declan Dunn: You don't like pancakes?.
Miranda Finklestein: I had a bad experience.

THE AVENGERS
John Steed: Tried working once. Didn't work out. Too much like work.

THE SHIELD
Vic Mackey: Huh, the armenian's speak armenian.