I Miss Her Still Part 1

"How we met and our first date"

Not long after I got divorced, I attended an awards ceremony with a couple of colleagues for a company we had helped in the logistics industry. It was held in a central London hotel and was a black tie affair,...

On The Phone

"Mandy receives a call from her mother – not the usual motherly call."

The phone kept ringing; Mandy finally picked it up from its resting place on the bed next to her. She could see it was her mother calling.“Yes, mum,” she replied a little out of breath.“Is your brother there?”“Yes, mum, he...

Graduation And Moving

"Flirting leads to fucking"

I had just graduated college in May of 1986 and was in the process of going on job interviews throughout California. I was twenty-three and had no real plan for my life. It took me six years to earn my...

Assigned Seating

"Two divorcees are paired together..."

Oh, the joys of being divorced, single, and in your fifties. I’m being sarcastic. Especially when you have a large family function. It was just a few weeks ago and my niece Emily was getting married at a resort in...