I tip the last book into place, standing on my toes to reach the top shelf. The library is quiet, it's the middle of the afternoon and most students are in the commons having lunch outside. It's nice out, the sky is diamond blue and the sun is a bright pinprick high overhead. I look out the window, distracted. "What're you looking at?" I startle, then scow...
You're sitting on a bench in one of the town's squares, off near its suburbs. You lean back against the table, absentmindedly scratching some dirt from beneath your fingernails, as a woman is standing in the square. She's angrily adressing you, repeatedly, but you've practically tuned it out. She appears to be a knight of sorts, or a warrior. A local warlord...
It had been just three short days ago when Julia, Trish, Donna and I had met for our weekly session of Time Out Tuesday, our one hour a week get together to escape the doldrums and stresses of life as a stay at home parent. My efforts to teach these lovely ladies the fine art of work life balance had taken an interesting and unexpected turn during the past s...
After a minute I said, "The ducks are still out there. You and I are still here." She looked up at me then shifted her gaze to the two ducks billing and cooing on the lake. She said, "They still love each other." I answered, "We do too." She moved closer to me, so I could put my arm around her. She almost whispered through her whimpers, "Luke, I know I'm...
"You're up!" Nancy shouts as we enter the living room. "Of course, with that racket going on up stairs." Joan comments "Wow! Is that a just fucked look or what." Arlene adds. "Sounded like it was pretty good. By the looks of Nancy she got a good fucking!" "That's what you wanted wasn't it?" Irene chimes in. "You guys were gone for 45 minutes and it sound...
"How long until we get home?" you whined, leaning your chair farther back. It felt like we'd been driving for far too long, and I could tell you were starting to get anxious. I smirked and said nothing, knowing why you'd asked. I'd promised that if you behaved yourself the entire weekend at my parent's house that I'd make up for it when we got back. It was a...
A long time had passed. Feelings had changed. But everything has a way of coming full circle. Once upon a time, one or both of them had vowed to never let it happen again. It wasn't what either of them planned, nor was it even what they desired. But when they were together, they fell back into the familiar patterns. They fell back into the rituals. It was to...
When Alyce told me over Skype that she was getting married, it took everything inside me not to say "No!" I told her I was happy for her and I wished her the best of luck, but deep inside I was angry at myself. It could have been me. It should have been me. I used to tell Alyce she was the hottest woman on two continents. She came to New York from Perth in...
"What do you mean you never get to dance?" he asked from across the booth. "I just don't," she answered. "You don't get out much when you have a kid; you know that." "Oh, well this is gonna have to stop here and now. I'll be right back." He grinned and slipped out of the bench, got a bunch of singles from the bartender, and studied the silent jukebox. It w...
This is not about sex, although sex surely played a (wonderfully) big part. It is also not about regrets, since there is too much to cherish, in spite of the aching loss. It is about remembering. Four years later, and I can still picture every beautiful thing that I loved about her. The touch of her beautiful upturned nose on my cheek. The taste of her soft...