A Matter of Time
I hadn’t seen Josh for ten years when he found me on Facebook. After an avalanche of messages he arranged to meet me beneath the Town Hall clock. As it struck the hour, a taller, leaner...
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The Olivia R. Smith Foundation
I frayed the edges of my papers with my right hand as my left pulled the mic up to meet my mouth. One quick swallow to wash away the lump in my throat. I’m ready. “I awoke in a cold...
Read MoreThat Little Zing
Piper stared at the wall of glass, unable to see the plane on the tarmac through the whirling, swirl of snow. Instead, her own reflection gazed back at her; coppery curls were threatening...
Read MoreThe Pugilist
Fourteen seconds remained on the clock for the eighth round. The contender only needed ten of those seconds to deliver the blinding left hook to the jaw that dropped his opponent to his...
Read MoreThe Vicious Cycle of Life or How I Became a Man
The unsettling sound of a board against flesh resounded in the garage, followed by a very loud obscenity. The dust that had been living comfortably on the shelf made itself into a gray...
Read MoreTime for a Tear
When you were born Belinda, my world ended. ‘Say Da, Da.’ Belinda gurgled up a smile, her eyes twinkled and her small hands playfully reached up to my grinning face. A face of...
Read MoreLove Will Burst Your Heart
“Go-or-or do,” sung cinnamon-skinned, pretty, little Graciela up to Gordo through the sputtering smoke of his sizzling sausage cart. “Por favor,” said Gordo,...
Read MoreWhite Horses
The blue, stained-glass windows dimmed the moon, making an eerie cross-pattern on the floor. From nods to winks, the faithful came to pay their respects, obeying the call, among lavish...
Read MoreLine in the Snow
As the days grew longer, so did the look of longing in her eyes. I’m an old man so I can see these things, but Jack missed it, the poor fool. He was too busy thinking about picking a ring...
Read MoreIn Search of Romance
In the corner of the café two people sat in uncomfortable silence. The first date wasn’t going as well as they’d both hoped. Occasionally one of them spoke and the other replied but...
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