The Bet
The Bet Belladonna [Author's note: This Story is largely based on a story premise suggested by Karen Bolte] Parker strolled through the grocery aisle, pushing his shopping cart. The sting of another rejection letter refused to leave him as he looked at the items on the shelves. Parker had turned 30 the night before. He marked his birthday alone, choosing not to celebrate a milestone of the waning of his youth. Parker was 30 years old and felt that he accomplished nothing in...