Leanne appeared at my door a short while after her run-in with Mick. She was obviously distraught, tears were streaming down her cheeks. “What’s wrong?” I asked her, highly concerned. She explained to me in detail her conversation with Mick. She told me w...
My rhythm was born between her certain grooves, Like a whimsical songbird she sang my name as with every breath we fell into sanctuary beneath moonbeams and the stars. I am the needle playing in your grooves around and round never-ending music to your ear...
We danced with such abandon in the warm humid evening air. There was something about the heat of summer that set our spirits free. Maybe it was how the sun lingered longer. Or, how free she felt twirling in her barely-there sundress. Or, how we simply san...
As the sisters stood next to each other, Jenny DiMaria couldn’t have seemed any more different than her sister Lauren. Lauren, the bride, was tall, athletically built, with silky olive skin. Jenny, the maid-of-honor, was short, blonde, with a thick build....
The woman strolled along the sidewalk dappled with morning sun and shade, enjoying the scent of flowers, trees, and earthy things. The sky was a deep blue behind the Flatirons, and the fine spring day promised to be a warm one. She had taken the day off w...
Walking into the house, I drop the keys into the dish, by the door, a little louder than characteristic. She walks in behind me, obviously uneasy. I close the door, lock it, and head to the kitchen. Pouring myself a glass of water I quickly chug it, tryin...
It was good to get off the M74 after so many hours. I was relieved to reach Glasgow and to know I was close to home. The east-winding road to Edinburgh is one of my favourites; I don't know how many times I'd stopped along it as a student, just to get out...
It was the last Friday in August - the day I had been dreading for years. I smiled through my tears as I waved goodbye to my boys as they set off on their journey. Both my sons were off to university, and I was now officially an empty nester. There was a...
Ben When we arrived back at the house, Anne and I said our goodnights and went to our room. Trisha and Tera’s things were still there since there had been no time to move. I figured that they would survive for one night and went to bed with my wife. We he...
Elena and Tudor were walking down the streets of Paris, enjoying the sights and sounds of the city. Elena had planned this trip for months to celebrate Tudor's 45th birthday, and she wanted to make it a day to remember. As they walked, Elena spotted a cut...
Near closing time on a rare, rainless Cornish evening, I wander toward the shop where you work, unable to explain how I got here other than transport by sheer longing. The same compulsion told me where to find you in this village across the sea. A display...
I got home right after Richard. I’d called and told him I’d be gone, but not why or where. When I pulled up in Walt’s Jeep, he said, “Oh, that explains why your truck is here and you weren’t. Where’s Walt?” I opened the door and the two dogs came flying o...
The journey had taken forever. That bus had rattled along, zero suspension and zero softness on the bench seats. Add to that the pouring rain and the loud mob at the back, drinking and arguing and playing music, and the voyage had seemed interminable. And...
Tabitha sat down and grabbed a piece of toast, dressed in a short skirt and a tight t-top. She munched it down and reached for another, giving me a little smile. “I’m hungry,” she giggled before adding milk and sugar to her coffee. “Well, we are going for...
Old friends laugh and reminisce over scrumptious lunch and fizz. In habitual fashion, conversations bemoan husbands consumed by work or golf. As if that drift apart was inevitable. My fingers lightly brush the blemish upon my neck with memories to the con...
