"“Want to make us some spiked eggnog?” “Sure. What should I spike it with?” “Oh, anything. Surprise me.”"
As we drive along the mighty Columbia past a small pink shack called Hot Cups, she turns to face me with a twinkle in her green eyes. “Have you ever been to one of those bikini barista coffee carts?”“No, I...
"“I want that leaning tower of penis in my asshole, Bruce. Can you do that for me?” “You got it, Mrs. M!”"
Kevin laid the diary on the kitchen counter after reading the first couple of sentences. “A lecture on the economic outlook for the 1930s, eh?”Cassie gave him a thin smile. “Yeah, I have a feeling it was a wee bit...
"“Oh my goodness,” Cassie breathed. “Mamó, you’re certainly giving Grampa Lloyd the cold shoulder, aren’t you? ...Are you and Harvey holding hands?”"
The surface of the lake sparkled as the sun rose above the stand of scrub pines on the southeastern shore, sweeping away the slim wisps of fog and spawning a steamy last Saturday of summer.Clutching her cup of coffee, Cassie...
"Layla, you’ve got me on my knees. Layla, I’m begging darling please. Layla, darling won’t you ease my worried mind…"
Cassie drove south from Maynard on Route 27, then east on Route 9 into Wellesley, and was mildly disappointed that Routes 3 and 1 weren’t part of the itinerary. Neil Young and Linda Ronstadt were belting out Heart of Gold...
"Bobby Orr, behind the net to Sanderson—Orr! Bobby Orr! And the Boston Bruins have won the Stanley Cup!"
Cassie had noticed an empty seat behind the goal during the third period and then snuck down during the following intermission, giving her a front row seat for possibly the most iconic moment in the history of Boston sports. She...
"We are stardust. We are golden. We are billion-year-old carbon. And we’ve got to get ourselves back to the garden."
Cassie saw a space on the side of the road, thanked the heavens, and pulled over and parked. After driving all the way from Boston, her VW Beetle was threatening to overheat, and she did not want to get stuck...
"Cassie and Kevin bring their summer romance to a climactic finish."
Saturday, August 10, 1968Dear Mamó,I’ve been secretly loosening my asshole over the past couple of weeks, starting with a finger, then working up to a carrot, then finally a banana. I figured it's already pretty pliable because I take such...
"Cassie and Kevin drink a lot of beer, then Cassie keeps on drinking."
Friday, July 05, 1968Dear Mamó,Last night there were fireworks over the lake, then some fireworks inside the cabin, if you know what I mean! Just kissing and cuddling, though. I know you were a fast girl when you were my...
"Cassie spends the summer in a lakeside cabin and helps Lake Ossipee live up to its name."
Friday, June 14, 1968Dear Mamó,Well, I’m finally here! I went through an entire thermos of coffee on the drive up but I made it safe and sound around 9 o’clock last night. I had to pee so bad! I didn’t...
"Delilah pays an unexpected visit to Harvey and Lloyd after her tennis lesson."
“That’ll be a nickel, ma’am,” the jitney cab driver said over his shoulder. His eyes widened as Delilah leaned forward, giving him an unforgettable view of her vast décolletage and dropping a heavy half dollar into his calloused hand.“Keep the...