Ambushed While Sleeping

"Something fun that happened during a sleepover"

She loved the rare opportunities she was allowed to stay overnight. Schedules and life made sleepovers difficult. So when they happened, she cherished them. Couldn’t stop thinking about them when they popped up on her calendar. Obsessed over the thought...

Matinee

"A young woman and her married lover meet for midday fun in a theater."

On a Wednesday afternoon in late February, the movie theater is almost deserted. I choose the middle seat in the middle row, placing myself directly at the theater's center. The only other person present is an elderly man sitting near...

Are These Tears Of Sadness, Tears Of Laughter, Tears Of Rage Or Am I Merely Sweating?

"Three Men In Pain. One hides it by laughter, the other through rage, the last through quiet. They share their stories with one another."

Three men sat around the fire while the fourth trekked for water. They were miles from anything, save each other and the sanctity of the location.The first was speaking, “I was angry, probably more than anything else. It wasn’t just...