Baby stars hang in garlands above our heads,Smudges of rainbow amongst the fir boughsThat twinkle in dozy merriment.Like the passersby in the icy streets,They are oblivious to all but their own mirth.But we, we two,Beneath this scented tree,Cloying pine spliced...

A Christmas Angel’s Gift

"Rob expected a dull, lonely holiday. Then he met Lila."

I sat in silence, occasionally and listlessly taking sips from a glass of wine as I watched snow dance in the wind outside the bar windows. It was December 24 and I was alone. Christmas seemed a long way off;...

Finding Karen

"A blizzard blows in, bringing with it a woman with no past."

( A Les Lumens story ) Nebraska – Winter, Late 1800s The wind cut across the prairie, every snowflake like a tiny razor cutting into her skin. She stumbled forward, not knowing what else to do, unable to remember how...

Grandfather Yule

"He gives his all and discovers that giving has its rewards."

( A Darkniciad story ) Stepping out of a warm, brightly lit cottage into a gentle, moonlit snowfall, an elderly woman approached the man standing just beyond the silhouette of light from the door. "What are you watching, dear?" The...

Merry Ex-Mas

"Mom gets some Christmas cheer from daughter's ex-boyfriend."

A flip of a switch filled the yard with colored lights. Regina smiled while watching the spruce trees lining the sidewalk appear to spin. She didn’t care that chasing lights were out of style – she liked them. Curtain lights,...

The Right Side of Forty: A Midlife Reawakening Based on True Events

"After a divorce, a college professor learns the joys of lesbian sex in this triangle of love."

Chapter 1: Reuniting I faintly remember coming to this house thirty something years ago for play dates when I was allowed and then a few times with my mother to visit during the holidays and different occasions, but I never...