It didn’t occur to me, and, I don’t think, to Anne, the risk we were taking just by being here.We were parked in front of a house that was settled in one of the richer neighborhoods that surrounded downtown Toronto....

Wife’s Weekend Lover

"Wife meets lover for weekend."

I am going on a hunting trip over a long weekend mid-January, the weather is turning cold and my wife decides to stay home instead of spending the weekend in the camp. Old houses are not as warm as home....

Babes in Toyland

"Our new house overlooks a women's dorm"

B-school classes. Unfinished taxes. Need anti-acids. Everything still in boxes.“You say something, Sweetie?” Laurel looks up from her Netflix binge. Relaxed as a cat.Not like me. “The Zantac?” I ask. Stomach in knots.“Spare room. Carton labeled ‘Bath.’”Moved Friday. Needs paint,...