A Thousand Words

"They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but what if it costs everything?"

The picture arrived on my phone with her accompanying message:This one?I tapped, made it full screen. Gasped involuntarily. The deep blue off-the-shoulder dress brought out the same colour in her eyes, dark tresses cascading forward into the lens, backlit by...

LoveLetters

"Modern technology is truly a marvel."

Her: Hey babe!My phone vibrated noisily with the incoming message. The colleague who was standing at the front of the room shot me a glare but quickly got back to his presentation. I hurried to switch the phone to mute...

My Wife’s Pretend Date

"My wife agrees to pose as a young friend's date to impress his coworkers"

My wife and I were a little concerned when a single guy in his early twenties moved into the other half of our two unit townhouse. The previous occupant had been an older woman whom we barely saw, and we...