I kept my eyes trained on one group of seated passengers waiting to board the next plane. On the single person that looked out of place as he stood stoically amongst them. I counted to ten to control all of my thoughts, compartmentalizing them into one focused initiative: to find out what had brought us back home so urgently. Lieutenant Johnson stepped away...
PREPARATIONS The world is a small place, there might be six steps to Kevin Bacon in the global scale, but in a single city there is a significant chance that two random people have a common acquaintance. I learnt that when Émeraude invited me to Ashley's bachelorette party; it soon turned out that Stacy was a friend of theirs and of course was invited as we...
Standing at the living room window with the windex and paper towels, I teetered on the ridiculously tall Mary Janes. It were as though I were standing on the balls of my feet and toes only. There was no relief. My other pumps felt like heaven compared to these! She said to wash inside and out, and not to miss a spot. That meant I'd have to go outside. It wa...
Friday As the cameraman swooped in front of her field of vision for the third time, Chloe started a countdown in her head. One. Two. Three. "So let's talk about your second album White Fire," Michael was saying, while the band sat opposite him were still grinning from their last scripted joke. Just in front of Chloe, the producer wordlessly directed the...
There must have been over 300 people packed into that room and I struggled to secure an unobstructed position for myself amidst the self-absorbed, rowdy group. I noticed with some consternation that most of these women had been drinking and didn't seem to care one bit as they bumped into me, other people, and various pieces of furniture in their attempt to g...
It was raining hard outside. Thunderstorm warnings flashed periodically on the television screen behind the bar. The Trane Station was into another Saturday night in Memphis. The band played on undisturbed by the weather. I listened as I could to their skillful moves through some old Miles Davis and Gil Evans material, stuff from “Birth of the Cool” writte...
It was Friday night and we had a couple of hours to kill. “How about going down to the club and knocking the ball around?” I asked. “It’s pretty hot,” she said. “So we dress cool and sweat a lot. We could both stand to sweat off a few pounds. Let’s bring some water and a couple of beers for fluid replacement.” “Okay, let’s do it.” So we went to the bed...
Let me first setup the situation, I have been friends with this guy for about the last 10 to 12 years. His girlfriend, Tyler, had this friend named Jen. I was totally in awe of Jen, she was so beautiful. I am not exactly good with the ladies, so when I finally asked her to go out, she gave me an emphatic "NO!!" So now she knew that I liked her, she took full...
Blake and Dani had been on the road for 3 hours. He'd promised to drive all the way to Atlanta when he was drunk the night before. Bravado, fueled by a few beers, had been the voice that promised to go that long without a break. It wasn't even the stress or mental strain. It was just so boring and mindless. He needed a distraction. Dani stared out the windo...
I loved to tease. I loved to tease. But, this time it backfired on me. Here I was, in a back room billiard parlour being ravaged by god knows how many blokes against my will. Some would say it was my own fault. I was missing my hubby. He'd been on a work trip and wasn't due back for another week. The kids were having sleepovers, and I was home alone. I ran...