Puff of Smoke
A Puff Of Smoke – Sh_Aver
I had never visited this house before. The customer – I did not even know her name – had rung the previous evening and asked me to come round straighta
Oceans Away
Oceans Away – Bald and Proud
On this journey of discovery of mine, I have met and talked to quite a surprising number of people who, like myself, have discovered they like to ha
Busiest Saturday of the Summer
The Busiest Saturday of the Summer – VaMurimi
This is my first serious attempt at short story writing. The setting is my aunt and uncle’s black barber/beauty shop in a small town
London Tales, Part 1
London Tales – London Hair
I started cutting & styling hair about fifteen years ago. I am a professional hair stylist. I began to read your stories/articles just recently and so
Fare Crop
A Fare Crop by HairXstatic
I’d been working for Silva’s Cabs for a couple of years. At twenty-nine years of age, I was working two jobs whilst studying for an Open University de
Jennifer
Jennifer
The last and only time I had the courage to change my hairstyle I had come away furious and feeling violated. That was a long time ago when I had decided to cut my mid b
Men’s Salon
The Men’s Salon – TJ
My name is Sarah and this is the story of my first buzz haircut. It happened during the summer vacation of my freshman year in college. I looked my best bac
Divorced From Her Locks
DIVORCED FROM HER LOCKS
I had a warm feeling come over me as Mrs. Dickens came into my beauty shop for one of her rare appointments. Mrs. Dickens was in her late fifties. Even a
Homecoming
The Homecoming
PART 1
I was returning home after 6 years overseas. I was 28 and had eloped 5 years earlier with a guy that my parents had not approved of. My parents were very s
Another Unusual Visit
It was around 3pm on Tuesday afternoon. I was on my own in the shop as Jim needed the afternoon off. It was always a quiet time so I didn’t anticipate problems.
The shop was empty
