I find myself ordering a drink at the bar, and my mind is trying to comprehend what I’m looking at on the other side of the bar. I have three faces looking back at me, smiling and laughing. It appears they were having a great time, but unfortunately, all...
“You’re so brave, Babe. I could never do that,” said Betty, her voice crackling over a bad connection. Tania was beyond pleased. Her closest friend was subtly blessing Tania’s unconventional vacation. Despite having never sailed, Tania rented a small sloo...
Not long ago, I published my first true story. It was called, “The Sluttiest Thing I Have Done,” and I enjoyed writing out a good memory. At Chez MC1982, something like the following conversation took place. My husband knows I write on this site and enjoy...
Whispers and screams, sound in my dreams, My tears get stuck in my throat. I reach out my hand, clutching quicksand, While he sits and laughs as he gloats. And most never know, though they know me so. They feel that my life must be grand. But it’s only be...
