No one has ever held me to a mark before. Like a trained animal, my eyes are fixed on you… Looking for every sign, Judging my place in your heart … and nestling there Where it is warm and I am safe… as long as I hold your gaze I am safe. (First published 6/22/11)… Continue reading I am safe
Birthday Intervention
She was so cute even in her mid-forties. Childlike dimples, curly brown hair cut loosely around her face, shiny round eyes, and a helpful spirit always muttering a spritely song. She liked helping older people – women mostly with whom she bonds each in her own way. They gather together one surprise Monday afternoon to… Continue reading Birthday Intervention
Cassie
Cassie didn’t know what to do. She was beginning to really hate this woman. Cassie felt frumpy, large, and dumb compared to her. Kristie was beautiful, smart, and talented. If Cassie had to compete with Kristie, she would never get a man. There was a rumor going around the bar about Cassie pulling a train… Continue reading Cassie
Prodigal
On her parents’ 25th Wedding Anniversary, she didn’t even get a copy of their portrait… let alone an invitation to the party. They had reserved the Country Club, invited all their friends, had portraits done. They had their boat – a cabin cruiser, their businesses, their swinging and partying. They ignored her existence as if… Continue reading Prodigal
The SOB
So, the SOB runs out of money and concocts this idea with one of his friends to call Mrs SOB. “Hello, Is this Mrs. SOB.?” “Yes, this is she.” Mrs SOB. was a reasonably educated woman who worked as a bookkeeper with three kids to support and a drunken, gambler, ne’er-do-well, unemployable husband. She had… Continue reading The SOB