Stories, Stories, Oh! and more Stories

In an attempt to realize how many stories I tell in a short period of time, thereby boosting my confidence in my story telling ability, I made a list of stories I've told various people in my life the past week:

1. There is a secret society of bassoon players and when a guy accidentally gets a book about bassoon playing, the secret agents in the society are sent to make sure he is still unaware of the secret society

2. I slept over my cousins’ house for s few days in the summer when I was eight, and when my mom and dad picked me up at the end of my visit, I did not recognize my dad because he shaved off his mustache and beard. I think that was the first time I had ever seen him without them.

3. While I was eating a muffin for breakfast, my green-eyed tabby cat dive bombed my muffin and took a chunk out of it!

4. My boss was in a really good mood on Friday because it was her birthday, and she even brought me back a bagel on her back to the office.

5. Atlantic City’s economy is suffering because fewer numbers of people have been going there. The mayor of the city suggests that the casinos add family friendly attractions to entice families there.

6. I was supposed to be in the play Guys and Dolls in the 7^th grade- and the movie version of this play features the hunk Marlon Brando. Due to a lack of drama club members, the play was changed to Bugsy Malone. In this play the character Bugsy says, “I coulda been something. I coulda been a contender Charlie.” This is a line from the film On the Waterfront, which Marlon Brando is also in.

7. On Thursday, when it was a warm fifty degrees or so, a girl was walking around outside in a strapless shirt with no sweater or jacket.

8. One of my professors looked different on, and we realized after questioning her that she did not have her glasses on. She said she was wearing her contacts, but she normally does not wear them because it takes too long to put them on. It freaks her out to touch her eyes.

9. My parents went to Florida for their honeymoon, and they stayed in the condo of a friend of my grandfather because after they paid for their small wedding they did not have any money left. There were a lot of alligators by the pool of the condo, and at one point my dad had to carry my mom inside.

10. There’s a woman who works at Quiznos who always criticizes the orders. One time I wanted cheese and lettuce only, and not toasted, and the woman rolled her eyes and indelicately put the sandwich together.

I've also made a list of 5 story ideas I have. Are there any that sound interesting to you?

1. A man of small monetary worth wins a settlement over an accident at work. He is waiting for the checks to start coming, but they never do. When he talks to his lawyer, the lawyer has proof that the checks were cashed by the man, though the man insists he has never seen the checks or the cash. The man slowly notices that his wife has new jewelry.

2. A young woman grapples with the death of her grandmother after she discovers a series of documents in her grandmother’s attic, which indicate that the grandmother might not have been the person she thought she was.

3. When a bright college student loses her job, she must find creative ways to raise money before her next school payment is due.

4. A young woman works for a boss that drives her crazy – she belittles the woman and changes her mind on a minutely basis about how she wants different tasks done. The woman has to find ways to deal with this boss before she goes absolutely mad.

5. As a group of close-knit cousins grow up, they try to stay close as they all move in different directions in their lives.