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...