Hummingbird Eggs

"Even with an explanation, I was persistent."

Thinking that she would consider having sex with me was like imagining filling up on an omelette made from hummingbird eggs… where the fuck did I come up with that? I must have read it at one time or another....

A Great Day

"Clay finds his true love."

Slowly I raked the leaves out of the pool, my mind occupied. I heard the chatter of Carlita, my stepdaughter, and Bradley, a supposed friend. They were in the hot tub. It was a cool Saturday morning, and I was...

The Passed Note

"Will love have a second chance to bloom?"

 Ten years earlier… I plucked up my courage and stepped in front of Alison as we filed out of the Year Nine Civics class on the last day of term before the winter holidays. In my hand was a handwritten note, folded...