Did It Really Happen? Part 4

"Laura and Sheila became closer in their wantonness"

In a matter of weeks, I’d gone from staid English housewife to some kind of insatiable slut. In the hours before David got home from China, I tried to reason with myself. I tried to convince myself that I would...

My New Old Love

"The feeling you have for your first love never really fades..."

“Mom, look. Someone is moving into Johnson’s old house across the street,” Amber said.“It’ll be nice to have the house occupied,” Amber’s mom, Tillie, said. “It’s been vacant for far too long.”“We could bake some brownies to bring over later,”...

The Lonely Cheerleader

"Lonely little cheerleader finds an old man to take care of her needs"

Tina had been a cheerleader at Franklin High for three years, and if life was fair, she would be one of the most popular girls in her high school. But life wasn't fair, and while Tina had always been friends...

1. A Sonata for two Violins

"Let's play some chamber music to help us weather this winter storm"

That day Boston was taken over by a Nor’easter. Outside his hotel window, overlooking Back Bay, snow was piling up on the roads, sidewalks, windowsills, and all horizontal and even vertical surfaces.  It was definitely time for a drink.With the...