AnythingUrban - by R Eldridge

Short Story: Paying My Phone Bill In Rainbows

(a fictional short story from The Swagga Files. Enjoy)

The men in my life... have been getting on my nerves.
I've been complaining...they all say the same thing.. all overeager to get next to me...then..it feels like a game of playing bait and switch...

I had a date last night with John and through weird communication (HIS)...it was cancelled....
I was ticked off and told him... "YOU TAKE ME FOR GRANTED...NO ONE TAKES ME FOR GRANTED"

And he said "K...you know I really care about you...and I prove it and you know it...
it was a simple miscommunication and you act as if this one instance is a defining moment in all we've been and have had."

If I Were A Tiger...

I had a dream. I'm one of the richest athletes in America doing something that I love to do. I'm a chess champion, and I am solely responsible for changing the landscape of the game.What was known as a "nerdy" sport has now become nouveau and quite trendy - almost mainstream - due to the love and affection that have garnered in kicking "nerd" butt.  My tournaments appear live on ESPN8. I'm in your local barbershops from Compton to Calcutta. As I grow to become a worldwide sensation, tee-shirts adorn my image and my brand has grown exponentially. Naturally, nerds like chess, and as we now represent a large number, corporate sponsors like Nike and Milton Bradley promote me in a major way.  Not to mention, little Asian kids love my swag. 

But a scandal emerges.  An article in Chess Illustrated reports...