"Garin's best friend has always quietly crushed on his wife Lyrou, and now she's texted him."
Morning Monday, May 20th, 2024After making and having breakfast with her family, as her children and husband made their way out the front door, Lyrou leaned over her kitchen counter and texted Joseph via their social media, the same platform...
"Lyrou's husband reconnects with his high school girlfriend, and asks coulda-shoulda."
Noon Sunday, April 28th, 2024Garin and Lyrou sat together for a picnic on a cool but sunny day. Garin offered Lyrou the chicken wrap he’d prepared. She took a bite.“Delicious, chéri,” her voice filled with genuine thankfulness.She set the wrap...
"Lyrou's slut wife life enters a fuller swing, and someone is made a fool of."
Afternoon Saturday, February 24th, 2024Lyrou saw in her refrigerator a gradual invasion of protein powders and supplements. They’d gone from occupying a corner to taking up an entire shelf, and then smaller bottles were materializing in the door. Her eggs...
"Lyrou's husband will watch her with another man for the first time, and she'll be with her favorite lover."
Afternoon Saturday, February 10th, 2024Garin and Lyrou walked together through a yellowed and browned park that turned into a biking trail. As their breaths fogged the air, he talked about the news, a politician he saw promise in. “She’s not...
"Lyrou and her husband enter the new year with a new normal."
Morning Sunday, December 3rd, 2023Lyrou waited outside the apartment building in Grantwood, holding her umbrella. Tom arrived, and she jumped in beside him. Her expression was blank, and though she had much to say, she didn’t say it yet. Tom...
"She has told me what she wants; am I willing to give it to her?"
“I need to talk to you about something.”My wife leaned forward intently. The candlelight from our dinner table cast a soft, intimate glow on her beautiful face. After twenty-three years, I found her as alluring as the day we met.Five-nine,...
"Lyrou will watch her husband with a younger woman, if she can."
Evening Tuesday, October 31st, 2023The house buzzed with chatter, and the clinking of cocktails, spiced pumpkins, and warm cinnamon hit you as you walked in the door. It was Tatiana’s annual adult Halloween bash, and having gotten a pretty signed...
"Lyrou and Garin are busy seeing other people, other bodies."
Evening Wednesday, August 30th, 2023Headlights circled, tires burned smoke as souped-up cars spun donuts in the intersection. Paulo had taken Lyrou to a takeover. It wasn’t the sleek beige tank top and high-waisted tailored black shorts, or her momness, or...
"The husband plays Zaddy to a college Chicana, while the wife gets devoured by El Tigre."
Afternoon Friday, August 4th, 2023Garin and Joseph met at the outdoor range biannually. Garin brought the same bolt-action Springfield he’d ever had, which was an old gift from Joey himself. Joseph was there to try out his new precision chassis.Under...
"All good things must end."
Evening fell over the farm in a golden hush. Candles flickered in their sconces along the hallways, casting warm light on the ancestral portraits that lined the walls. The scent of roasted duck with wild herbs drifted through the dining...