Four Days in Heaven

"I hadn’t seen or been with him since returning to school..."

I hadn’t seen or been with Chuck since we returned to school on Sunday after visiting my folks on Thanksgiving. I think he had missed me as much as I had missed him.I was packing up all my things for...

Santa is Negotiable

"Russian Mafia Boss makes a deal with Santa."

“What d'you mean, no Santa Claus for the children?” my husband Ivan yelled at me. “Ivan, I took the kids to the mall to see Santa Claus. When they got to sit on his knee and told him their Christmas...

Siobhan

"A night of remembrance becomes unforgettable."

The funeral was a short and quiet one. My family was gathered together to celebrate the life of my grandmother, and we had all managed to get through the day without our normal fights. We’d all gone to my uncle’s...

Masquerading

"Lois and her friends slip into a VIP Christmas party."

Nia, Jenna and I had been friends since we’d met at design school and we’d all been lucky enough to land jobs at MNY; the hottest new fashion house in New York City. We’d been there since September but it...

A hot, relentless Atlanta summer sun beat down on the cultured stone and marble paving surrounding the azure depths of the pool. The lush greenery at the outskirts cast dense shadow, promising relief from the nearly triple digit temperatures, but...