That Sony radio’s cheap black leather strapjust barely tied the music to my wrist.So poorly made I feared it just … More
Tag: #Marriage
Self Help
As agreed, I am waiting in the Self Help section of the bookstore.I read in a randomly selected book that … More
Sugar or Salt?
We sat opposite each other, each stirring coffee in thick white cups, trying to cool it off. “Cream,” I said. “Cream … More
The Door Is Open
Alice was down on her knees scrubbing the kitchen floor when the doorbell rang. The kitchen floor always took a … More
Love at Last Sight
My brain has always been a foggy swirl of what-ifs.Every day, really. Choices. Of great consequence or small.Do I ask her … More
Blue Mounds
We are walking the area called Blue Moundsjust outside of Madison, on a sunny summer day.It’s another picnic, she loves … More
11:11
I glance at the clock, and it’s 11:10, one minute shy of that best moment of our lives. On the … More
The Caretaker – Part One
Maybe, he mused once, if it hadn’t been for marriage, he’d have ended up in prison. Once he met Beatrice, … More
The Cryptid Tale
Dr. Choo of the Zoology Department at O‘ahu University has made it his life’s work to investigate sightings and stories … More
A Marriage of Two Minds
“So what do you think it looks like?” she asks. We’re head to head, lying on the grass, staring up … More
A Bad Connection
The phone rang, distracting her. She was thinking about her husband, Harry. She looked over at the clock: 9:45. He was coming home later … More
The Best Gift
“I want the red one,” said the little girl, pointing to it. Mr. Watanabe looked at it. Then at the other colors. All … More
Still Standing
It amazed him how long, after a tree died, was even completely rotted through like this one appeared to be, … More