The Concert

"The setting was right for teasing"

It's funny how things happen. One thing sparks another, which sparks another, which sparks another, and then you have success or failure: love or war.This time the outcome was success. It all began with a classical guitar concert. Something went...

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Tomorrow Is Another Day

"Discovering the healing powers of love."

Out of my apartment window, all was grim and it looked frigid. The grip of winter was on the land and in my heart. The pandemic had been especially rough on people my age. Isolation had turned us into hermits...

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Interactions Amongst Coworkers

"Everything about this is true except the fucking."

February 2nd, 10:15 amWomen’s bathroom at the Jewish Community Center “Hey, New York.”I blink. The man addressing me is tall and dark, maybe even handsome, but he’s in the lady’s bathroom with a kindergartner. What is he doing in there?...

Splooge On Red

"Kiley's Mom comes to appraise Lucas' house. Things take a turn..."

I spent Sunday, off and on anyway, thinking about Kiley and Carolynn. A fair part of that thought was about how lucky I was that things turned out the way they did. Hindsight being twenty-twenty, I knew Saturday was a...

My Husband’s Brother

"At a wedding, I seize my opportunity."

I hate weddings. The whole show of it all, the presents all disgust me.I hate the assigned seats, the horrible music, the speeches, the stupid bridesmaids, and their stupid matching outfits. I hate how you’re obligated to go and look...