I answered my phone to a known number. A whispery voice, trying to be quiet said, “come quick. We are at your brother’s house. Come
Month: September 2022
Empty Nest and Thinking of Your Grown Kids Post Pandemic (an opinion piece)
With any luck With a lot of work your child will grow up and be confident adults. Sure there will be times when your grown
Short Story Sunday: First Sight
First Sight Northern England 1323 AD It started to rain, a few drops at first then sheets of freezing water almost horizontal across the sky.
Short Story Sunday: Pixie Dust
“You have to sing to them Max.” “I’m not singing to a demon.” “They’re not that different from angels.” “I don’t sing to angles either.” “Would
What ever happened to…
Sometimes we play the “what ever happened to ____________ game.” My brother Val mentioned a woman he dated who brought her brother on almost every
Short Story Sunday: Mere Mortal
Leaving her lover’s bed she pulled on one of his shirts and went downstairs, past his piano, past the sleeping cats on the couch, and
Vampire Maman 