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...

Don’t Judge a Book Part 3 Chapter 3

"Luther finally allows me to know what’s developing between Jill and Malcolm"

Wednesday 29th August 2018, Just before midnightThat bastard Luther had made me wait all day to find out exactly what had happened between Malcolm and Jill the day before. I’d had to spend all day prepping for the final project...