Jean’s Surprise

"When a wife questions her worth, she seeks an evaluation from a friend."

It was a warm spring midday in a southwestern desert city. I had been relaxing with a tall glass of iced tea when the phone rang. It was Jean, a married friend of mine. She asked me, “Would you meet...

True Friendship

"When a friend moves in he is shown some real hospitality"

This is a true account of the best fourteen months of my life. It started after Tommy, who is my husband’s best friend since childhood, separated from his wife. Tommy was married for twenty nine years, and after his children...

Special Lunch Delivery

"Short on cash when the delivery man arrives, my wife makes a deal he can't turn down."

It was already past lunch time and Renee was starving. She had been stuck at home for the third day in a row, but now with an empty fridge to go along with her empty wallet. She sat in frustration...