After you called, I put the tea kettle on and sat in the kitchen. I like watching the steam curl up, slender and sinewy, from
Read MoreMy mother hadn’t spoken to me since she woke me up at eight. “Wake up,” she’d said. “It’s time.” Then she closed the door to
Read MoreShe was halfway into her seat before he looked up from his phone. “Hello, Frank. They’ve changed the name of the restaurant. Antoine’s now.”
Read More“Who’s Dick?” “What? What dick?” “No, Who’s Dick.” “I don’t know what you’re talking about. Whose dick?” “Just listen to what I’m saying. Who. Is.
Read MoreI sigh, frustrated as I lay on my bed in the semi-darkness, the light from my phone illuminating my face showing to anyone who might
Read MoreShe said she used coffee grounds to fertilize her plants. “Really?” I said. “Coffee grounds,” she said, “Here, want a sniff?” She thrust a
Read MoreHis arm still aches when the air is cold. The shoulder tightens, the muscles tense as though they still have a job to do.
Read MoreBetty Brookstone and her ladies had been crowing about their new trainer, and their cult-like adulation of this man irritated me. Like many in
Read More“What are you doing out here?” she asks, standing in the doorway of the shed. She is backlit, but he does not need good
Read MoreI dated my soul mate for a month before he dumped me and I met my wife. I don’t believe in stuff like soul mates,
Read MoreOn our first date, Sal takes me not to watch the sunset on the beach, like everyone else, but the sun at noon, on a
Read MoreHis garret had large windows overlooking the market. From his desk he viewed the green topped stalls with a radiant array of fresh fruit and
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