Another old fogey came in from smoking a stogie as Jim grabbed a beer from the cooler. Once he had left, I said quietly, “How did we get invited again?”“Congratulations for graduation.”“You know, I couldn’t wait to get out of...
love story
Her Mother’s Life in a Box
"Can we judge Helen for falling in love with her mother's lover?"
Two days after my mother's funeral, I got a call from a local number that wasn't in my contacts. "Mrs. Lenoir? Mrs. Helen Lenoir?" a deep male voice asked. "Yes, this is her. Who's asking?" I asked. Clearing his voice, he started, "My...
Away And Alone
"Separated, Katherine and her father begin to stray..."
It was dark in Katherine's room save for the string of Christmas lights that lit up the sweat-slick body of the boy on top of her. She held him by the nape of his neck while he breathed hotly into...
Time is Money
"A role reversal story. Jill works too hard at making money while Jack freelances at home."
"We need to talk," Jill whispered as she slid fifty twenty-pound notes, into an envelope, pressed down the seal, and wrote JACK on the front. She laid the package on the breakfast table.Those words sounded alien in her head. If...
It was the summer of 1683 when Jean Riel arrived in Lachine. His long journey from Limrik, Ireland to New France had finally concluded.The son of a French soldier and an innocent Irish maid he had stayed in Ireland after his father returned to...
To my immense and truly indescribable surprise, Ash’s formidable display of rage frightens away the darkness. I can see starlight. The air is warming up a bit. Ash shrieks in grander horror this time, as she finds Ash laid upon...
Very Good Friends – Continued
"The evening brings us much closer than either of us had anticipated."
JimTurning around, Gerry came back and kissed me while cupping my groin and giving it a squeeze. He led me through the back door and around toward my car. After one more kiss, he suggested, "How about I meet you...
Once Upon A Time
"Imagine your life told as a fairy tale."
Once upon a time, in a castle far, far away, a little baby girl named Daisy was born. She had three siblings, Roy, nine, Iris, eight, and Genevieve, six. Daisy was the little doll of them all, and as any doll,...
Travelling North, Part 2.
"A brief chance affair, rich in meaning, pleasure and rewards."
When I got on the plane in Manila to continue my journey to Frankfurt, my assigned window seat was taken. A child or woman was curled up in sleep or indifference against the cabin's wall. The plane's flight had started...
Giddy-up
"An unlikely and most enjoyable reunion of friends"
The common room was almost empty now with one lone couch left facing the window. A young woman sat on the back of the couch looking out the large windows. Her shoulder-length hair swayed across her back as she moved...