Arab Neighbor, Part 4

"Helping Mustafa with a couple of loads"

I woke up to the sound of the doorbell ringing incessantly.  My parents had already gone to work so I had to answer the door.  I was only wearing a pair of running shorts and was sporting morning wood.  I...

Don’t Judge a Book Part 3 Chapter 6

"Jill and Dave, and then some"

Wednesday 5th September, Ingraham Park, Coral Gable Florida“Dave, honey, there’s no easy way to say this...”These were the bone-chilling words that Jill finally found the courage to say fifteen minutes after we’d started our hand-in-hand walk through the park’s natural...

Honeyfold

"A solitary sultry hour in the days of steam trains and rural stations is observed by a stranger"

Yes, I remember Honeyfold; the country station where I once sunbathed; the air heavy with the scents of blossom, field and farm, spiced with the lingering tang of the slow steam train I’d just missed. But I was content to...

The Garden Bench Backstory

"This came about as a result of a request, for someone like Oliver who wanted “more”"

I have seen this lady a couple of times now, as it turned out, always on the 16th of the month, always at 2:30 in the afternoon. There always seemed to be purpose in her visit. Her visage purposeful.On this...

I watched her, first from a distance, then as I got bolder, I came closer. Now I openly stood watching her tumbling routine, flick flacks, somersaults hand springs. All I saw was her cunning stunt. She stood before me, on display...