When intuition and instinct collide atop a green hill. Enjoy.  Read all stories at my website: www.mjshafer.com Follow along at: www.instagram.com/mikewritesstories www.twitter.com/mjshafer

Ever push a wheelbarrow full of concrete? That's one focus in this week's story from a job site. Enjoy. Read all stories at my website: www.mjshafer.com Follow along at: www.instagram.com/mikewritesstories www.twitter.com/mjshafer

It's time to let Don Henley's "Boys of Summer" usher us into a spa.  Read all stories at my website: www.mjshafer.com Follow along at: www.instagram.com/mikewritesstories www.twitter.com/mjshafer

Journey to every hip coffee shop you've visited, and then hang for a bit to watch the couple a few tables over have a tense conversation. The narrator might be a bit lost in time.  Read all stories at my website: www.mjshafer.com Follow along at: www.instagram.com/mikewritesstories www.twitter.com/mjshafer

This week's story is a true story to kick off the series. It also kicked my butt writing and reading it. Like every story on the show, it's about life, and the unpredictable messiness of it. There's hope, but in some cases, like this episode, it's lose.  Read all stories at my website: www.mjshafer.com Follow along at:  www.instagram.com/mikewritesstories www.twitter.com/mjshafer