"Kent and Libby go for an ice cream cone... and end up with so much more!"
Mark was outside on the patio having coffee when his brother, Tony, came outside.“Did you sleep well?” Mark asked.“Like a baby,” Tony laughed. “Of course, it might be because you’re looking at a seventy-two-year-old man who came three times last...
"A waitress gets more than she bargained for on her break."
He always said hello when he came into the coffee shop. His order was always a large double shot latte and a pastry. He was very polite and always smiled with his pleases and thank yous. I noticed he had lovely...
The coffee shop glowed, front window framed by a string of amber lights. It reflected on the shimmering pavement, the already over-green town draped in its usual overcast cloak. I sat alone, nestled against a rain-flecked window, a faded copy...
"Willow confronts her past and present when she meets her unknown caller"
St.Augustine's...“While my time here has been short, only a couple of years, I can honestly say that this has been one of the most rewarding experiences in my still nascent artistic career and creative life,” Mr Valcourt announced to St....
"Memories and illicit feelings from the past take hold of Willow"
An overcast sky hung above Willow as she emerged from her office building's maintenance stairwell and stepped onto the roof. She didn't notice the grey, gloomy clouds, though. Even before she had reached the top, her full attention was on...
"I pulled into Yuma with no idea of what was awaiting."
This incident happened in 1983 on my first trip to the West Coast on a motorcycle. I had traveled into Mexico, and stayed there for a few days. After leaving four days later, I decided to ride the Mexican side of...
"Willow's anticipation of the stranger's calls intensifies"
“I’m not sure where she went,” Willow said as she paced around her dark apartment. “Sorry, Mitchell.”Faith’s husband replied, “But you said you thought she was going shopping? The stores would have been closed for a while, wouldn’t they?”She screwed...
"Willow's phone conversations with a stranger make her recall memories from high school"
Three days later, Willow sat at her office desk, head tilted and propped up against her palm. She scrolled randomly through the strange phone’s screen. There wasn’t much there, just the bare bones of icons. No message app, no contacts...
"Willow answers a call from an intriguing stranger on a mysterious cell phone"
Willow emerged from the morning scrum at the cafe counter clutching her ritual espresso in one hand and her bag and phone in the other. Luck was with her when she spotted her favourite bistro table vacant by the front...
"Cassie and Amber expose Mandy to their world."
She led Mandy back up the stairs, and into the west wing of the mansion. They went through a door that led into a long hall with four doors. Each door had a name tag on it, Cassie, Amber, Jeanie,...
