Well Played

The old woman, a pale red scarf tied around her head, dealsMany cards out slowly, face up, in front of … More

Aftermath

At the rate they were rifling through the houseIt wouldn’t take them long for them to clean outEverything of any … More

Once upon a time, my neighborhood was made upOf huge yards upon which rested grand homes Now, after all of … More

It was that twinge you get, a quick spine shiver, like when you find an object that turns out to … More

I smiled as I put on the white cotton gloves. All of us were required to wear them because the … More

It’s been a year now since Kenneth stopped in to pay what he owed me. Walking in after three tentative knocks, he produced … More

I go to your funeral to witness who else is still aliveYou go because Someone may say something about you … More

Those vicious helpings with snapping jawsChunks second and third of local host preyChoked down in meals only filling thoseStuff fast … More

So, Chris, I’ve been thinking about the story you told me yesterday. I hope das good news. Oh, of course … More

Kicking and screaming I grieveAs I attack minimum payments posted to me in BordeauWine colored run on sheets of slice … More

The way the old woman stared at him, it was as if she was looking right through him. Like she couldn’t … More

Did you learn anything yesterday?I learned that notes of a songAre played like daisies being plucked along a path.I learned … More

“Like magic!” That’s what she thought, opening the package to find it was exactly what she’d thought about buying at … More

It began one Saturday morning when his mother had been drinking coffee and reading the paper at the breakfast table. … More

I’ve sold everything from houses in Kāhala to potato peelers and vacuum cleaners. You saw Lucille Ball as a saleswoman tossing … More

Old women here bend over trash cans searching for recyclablesjust as they do back home, these aged, frail women who … More

It was a big moment in his life, when he first learned where he could buy a watch at a … More