It was still dark when I woke up Saturday morning. I felt my Sweetheart stirring next to me. I kissed her on her cheek, and she mewed. She touched the side of my face. “Mmmm, good morning, Lover,” Cynthia said. “Don’t tickle me, please. This is urgent.” S...
Though it was well after midnight, I remained awake, my restless movements tangling the sheet around my legs. Insomnia, which had plagued me since I started grad school, was becoming more and more frequent. Swearing under my breath, I sat up and climbed o...
In my youth, my home life was filled with love and acceptance. Perhaps the nature versus nurture debate is further confounded by my upbringing; the two intertwine to become almost one and the same. Looking at my life through one lens, the fact that I am e...
It was after eleven o’clock when he called. I’d about given up on him, but he calls me every night when he’s travelling. My husband, Richard, apologized for calling so late; caught up in business stuff, he said. “Crazy day?” I asked. “Full day, not too cr...
The thermometer had been hovering between 100 to 105 all week. And worse, our nightly Delta breeze was nowhere to be found, meaning the overnight and morning lows were still over eighty degrees. July had been the hottest month on record according to my fa...
