Love, Lust, and the Spaces In Between
“Hey,” she said, a slight quiver in her voice. “I need to tell you something.” “Oh yes?” he said, dicing a tomato. “Listen, uh… I…” she paused. A deep breath…
Disease
So let me just say that the woman on the couch with her tongue down my dad’s throat was nothing like my mother. She had straggely oily blonde hair and a muffin…
Fidelity (or lack thereof)
Irritation rose in my chest, “I do have a name you know.” He gave me a look, “Yeah, do I care?” Then we were silent. “You do realize you’re the reason I had to…
A Run of Bad Luck
My dad didn’t admit it to me until my 40th, but by then I’d already figured it out. I mean, come on -- that kind of bad luck is no coincidence, even though I’d…
Gathering a little moss
I woke up in Fezia. That surprised me, for I had slept, shivering in the lee of my dead horse, in the certain knowledge that my travelling days had come to and…
Jim and Jenny
“I am not a liar!” he yelled, feigning incredulity. “Then explain this,” she said, putting her hand in her pocket. “What? Explain WHAT?!” Jim said. “I told…