Once again I sit here at the Village Inn drinking coffee, pad of paper on the table in front of me, Pilot G-2 pen in hand and wondering what kind of story to write. Unfortunately my mind is a total blank. Start young? Teenage? Married and settled? Single and looking? Work related? What the hell Robert; just do what you always do start and let it come to you....
I'd fucked up. No two ways about it. I had fucked up good style. The worst thing about it was Tina, my wife, would never believe this was a genuine mistake no matter how much I pleaded my innocence. She would always have the thought in her mind that I had planned this all along. The furious "what the fuck" look on her face told me all I needed to know. Th...
Mark spent the next year traveling. He would spend a week or so, maybe more in a city. Tiring of motels and hotels he finally purchased a large RV, a class "A" model and used it as his mobile domicile. He would drive to a new city, find a good RV park, rent a car and then explore. He visited museums and parks. He attended ball games of every sort. Profession...
Part Three: Long Live the Queen Chapter Seven ELENA She looked so much like Yavara, but it wasn't quite her. Her skin was tan, her hair black, her eyes were green, and her ears were rounded. She also was doing things that Yavara would never do. Yavara was adventurous, yes, but she wasn't this adventurous. I watched as the woman who called herself 'Trish...
We'd watched with a mix of awe and confusion as the Coronavirus spread across the world. In China it had seemed so far away that we could be detached, even relaxed about it (judging by all the memes people were sharing, anyway). Then, suddenly, it was upon us. People were panic buying face masks and toilet paper and the case numbers were rising. Tom Hanks go...
Thanks for reading my entry in the "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover' event. It was fun to consider Paul Simon's song and play off of it. I hope you enjoy. For those not from the Philadelphia area, there are two words you may not recognize. A 'hoagie' in other areas of the world could be a sub, a zep, or just a big-assed sandwich on a long roll. Scrapple is a lo...
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The ten-year old girl charged through the door into the kitchen with her eight year old brother two steps behind. She suddenly put on brakes, and her brother bumped into her back, complaining petulantly about his sister's sudden stop. The girl looked up at her mother and said happily, "Mommy, you look so pretty." Jason trailed his two children into the ki...
Feb 21 Friday morning, the morning I'd been looking forward to. I made it a point to wake up before Dani, even set my Fitbit app to vibrate the watch on my arm at five, well before any likelihood of Dani having awakened. I quietly opened my nightstand drawer, took out her little surprise, and set to work. Very pleasant work, though, I might add. I'd never...