Me cleaning the house and straightening the bedroom in particular, with new sheets and all, was not a wasted effort, no matter what. And doubly

The Britisher met the Hong Kong girl in neutral territory, Japan, and wooed her the same way he would have a hundred others. “You’re like

Jennie’s obituary in the newspaper wasn’t exactly a surprise to Ted. It would have been nice, though, if one of the kids had phoned or

One morning, Michael woke up craving adventure. He was tired of his conventional life and more than a little embarrassed that he had never acted

Anna heard the clang and clash of the latch on the gate at the side of their house, and her mom stomping into her brother,

Dear Mrs. Marook,  I think we’ve met, but you might not remember me. I’m Willa, Amanda’s roommate from  college. I’ll get around to telling you

Because of residual COVID restrictions the little pieces and bread and the plastic thimbles of grape juice are no longer dispensed from the front of

If only we’d met earlier, he says. He likes to think of alternative beginnings for us, having coffee at Grendel’s Den, standing in line for

She’d only seen his whole face in old photos. So when he greeted her on a random Tuesday afternoon, clean-shaven, two decades into marriage, and

I have a story for you, of a young girl who was sad, I said.      Did you know her? you asked.     

I like to play a “looks like” game when I meet people for the first time. Don’t judge me, because I know you do it

Dear Nate, Enclosed please find your worn, 2001 paper-back, print-edition of the Ultimate Cleanse which I humbly return to you unread. You will find it

There was no doubt: the ping of my instant message service always made my heart beat faster. After more than thirty years in investment management,

When I immersed myself into the barrel-shaped wooden hot tub at the B&B overlooking the Carpathian Mountains I didn’t expect to ever get out. A

Alma a quien todo un dios prisión ha sido, /venas que humor a tanto fuego han dado, médulas que han gloriosamente ardido,/ su cuerpo dejará,