It’s been quiet on the blog. I feel like it’s a deserted vacation home! There’s a film of dust on the patio furniture and the bedrooms have to be aired out. But I’ve got my weekend bag with me, and I’m here to liven up this little beach cottage. Let me tell you what I’ve been up to the past weeks! Imagine us catching up over a spread of lightly toasted goat cheese on slices of toasted bread (a snack I’ve been craving for several days now). We’ve got free-flowing tea and orange juice to quench your toast. We’ll save the wine for later. 😉 Read more…
June 2015 archive
The Ghosts That Linger (A Short Story)
There were five of us in the room that night. You, me, and the three ladies I will never come up to par with. The diamond ring on me shouts that I AM THE ONLY ONE (for now, right now, until the next one comes along). Why do women believe they can change men? I […] Read more…
Happy Ending (A Short Story)
Our mouths played catch up with each other
we’ll do the talking later
much much
later Read more…
Prom (A Short Story)
I saw him holding a red rose. No corsage?, I wondered. Whatever. He was my longtime crush and I finally had a date with him. Nevermind if it was my best friend’s boyfriend who coerced him to be my date. Read more…
After Hours (A Short Story)
This is what you get when you put two introverts together.
{She’s cute.}
Damn it, Erika. Why’d you have to go say hi to that guy now?
{Maybe I should say hi. Or not.} Read more…
Enjoy it. Because it Goes So Fast. (In Illustrations) – The Ugly Volvo
While I flip through the pages, I tell Timmy, “Can you be seven months old for like 1 hour?” My five-year-old just looks at me and then carries on making Hulk and Hulkbuster fight on the floor. Read more…
The Blue Jeans Promise (A Short Story)
We made a pact that summer. Ten years later, when we were twenty-six, we would ALL still fit in our jeans — the same jeans we were wearing that day. We all felt we could live up to that promise. It was an optimistic summer. Read more…