As quietly as he could manage, Ross pulled the clam-shaped chair across the smooth rose-colored carpet and placed it in the corner closest to Hannah's voice. Based on what he remembered about the layout of the bathroom, she couldn't be further than five feet from where he now sat. He felt a visceral ache of disdain for the floral printed wall that prevented...
Every year I take a trip up the coast in early summer. I use this time for rest, recreation, and renewal by the sea. If I am in a relationship I will bring my partner, sometimes I am accompanied by a buddy or fuck-buddy. This year the drive up was uneventful. I stopped at a couple of small wineries along the way, made some purchases and had them shipped hom...
What A Girl Must Do On my own for the first time, twenty-three and nursing a broken heart, I needed first to keep my mind off my amorous woes. Totally away from my usual nature, I chose to be pragmatic. I brainstormed for a way to stay in South Florida, and exist comfortably in my apartment. I loved it here, so different from my hometown of Anderson, Indian...
"Really, Mother. That's really inappropriate. I probably shouldn't even have told you I'm pulling my hair out from boredom. I haven't been out of the house in days; Steve hasn't e-mailed this week, which is so unlike him. And these medical transcriptions are about to send me up the wall. But if I thought you had an answer to that—" "Just because Steve can't...
Mark blinked owlishly at the sun streaming in through the patio door, letting his eyes adjust to the early morning light before opening his eyes fully. Feeling the warm weight laying on his shoulder shift slightly, Mark tilted his head to look down at his friend's peaceful face. Mark gently slid down on the sofa so his face was level with Deacon's and gazed...
Claudia stepped into the Sacred Hoop therapy center, immediately heading for the check-in desk. Seated behind it was a young Native woman - college aged most likely, and sporting a trendy layered haircut. As Claudia came to a stop in front of the desk, the lady looked up at her, gaze friendly and curious at the very same time. "Can I help you?" Almond shape...
I was in line at the checkout counter of the Central Public Library. Wasn't really looking up, I was on my phone as all civilized people are when standing in line. We moved forward a step and when I finally did look up, I was treated to the backside of a frumped-out redhead. Tattered plaid miniskirt, pale legs, and a half-tucked blouse. My first thought was...
I wrote this, intending it to be an entry in the A Song from My Story, a Story for My Song event, but events overtake us, and I wanted it published now. * April 2020 I look back now, and it all seems so preordained. I thought I had my life mapped out: med school, practice, marriage, kids; but I didn't know there was a clock ticking. Half of all marriages...
Part IV Chapter 28 ____________________________________ Callahan woke early the next morning and walked to the kitchen, only to find Didi Goodman had already prepared coffee...and as soon as she heard Harry was up and moving around the stove was prepared and breakfast was waiting on the table - hot and fresh. "I'm not used to this, you know?" Callahan sa...
My wife Carla and I were enjoying a casual Saturday evening with her best friend Dawn and her husband, Mark. Carla and Dawn were inseparable, Mark and I a bit less so, but we got along well enough that we could hang out comfortably and watch a ball game or talk politics while our wives chattered endlessly about just about anything. If our own conversation go...