"Trisha meets Scott's family and more"
Since Trisha and I were going out for a nice dinner, and to meet my sons, I figured we’d take “the nice car,” and not the big Suburban I picked her up in at the airport. As we exited the...
"Trisha visits Scott in Oak Valley"
Over the next week and a half Trisha and I spoke every other night getting to know each other in detail and planning her upcoming visit to Oak Valley.I learned that she had two married sons (25 & 27) and...
"Widowed neighbours, with a big age-gap come together."
They say not to make any big decisions after you’ve been bereaved. It’s stupid advice as we have nothing to do but make decisions: coffin, flowers, and photos for the service. Where to hold the wake afterward? What to do...
"Sophia has her week, Olivia has hers, and what was sowed must now be reaped."
Week 3 SofiaI spent most of the rest of the day thinking about Sofia. It sounded like she was a willing participant, but I wondered if Owen was pressuring her. There was no doubt that I found the leggy blonde...
"Four wives have a plan for bringing him back to life"
I sat in my office, at my desk, going through the motions like I have for the last three years. I’m stuck in a morass of grief and loss. I’m no longer alive, I’m only existing. I continue though because...
"A widowers daughter comes home and brings a friend"
As a recent widower, my college-age daughter has been great about coming home to check up on me for the past three months. My wife of twenty-five years, her mother, Cherie, passed away unexpectedly due to cancer. She felt fine...
"Bill and Karen get to know each other, swimming naked and then..."
The wind billowed Karen's blonde hair back as she snuggled close to Bill in his '57 convertible Bel Air. The wide whitewall tires hugged the road as the big heavy car leaned into each twist and turn. A 60's radio...
"Two broken hearts find love again."
The summer pool barbecue party was well underway with a real mix of age groups and diverse occupations. The hosts, Ben and Claire, were both leading citizens in their community; Ben, an active twenty-five-year veteran of the fire department, and...
"Will you answer the siren's call?"
He sat in the front of his ship, fiddling with the teal flower between his fingers, rubbing the petals as the movements of the sea rocked him from side to side. He felt the salty air burn his nostrils as...
"Dad got married to a Vegas stripper, but was she just using him? I had to find out!"
I knew she was a golddigger; she wasn't fooling anyone but my Dad. Porsche (yes, apparently that was her real name) had met my Dad about three months prior to their getting married.He had gone to Las Vegas on a...