Second Guessing
Word of the Week: enchant
The tribal ritual had seemed enchanting when Bobby researched wedding ideas. Now doubts surfaced as they guided Mary to the fire’s edge. ~ 137
The brochure said, “Back to Basics a vacation you’ll never forget.” Scotty wondered if that had something to do with his expected life span. ~ 140 [Read more →]
Page’s Pointless Plunge
Word of the Week: bounce
When their high school class rings had bounced off the dock Page thought it would be easy to retrieve them. A quarter century later… ~ 135
She couldn’t remember the last time she stood on dry land. The feeling wasn’t all together pleasant, sea sick while standing still. ~ 132
Serendipity?
Word of the Week: serendipity
The Crime
A free meal had seemed serendipitous until the angry screams sent him scurrying. No doubt his raleigh attorneys 
would be calling tomorrow. ~ 139
The Time
Boris hadn’t realized time could pass so slowly, but the confines of his cell left him with little to do but contemplate his errant ways. ~ 137
Wardrobe Revolution
Word of the Week: revolution
Surrounded Midge paused to plot her next move, first place in line the first round prize, the masses her hurdles. ~ 113
Second round success found in the garb of a street urchin. Midge held first place in line for hours unchallenged. ~ 113
Patagonia women’s torrentshell jacket in hand Midge wondered how long her wardrobe revolution would take one piece at a time. ~ 125
Barney’s Glee
Word of the Week: nimble
Barney, jealous of his snowy cousins during the storm, couldn’t help but laugh and think, “who’s the nimble one now!” as the sun beamed. ~ 136
Happy Halloween
Bill and Jim had been lunching here for the last 30 years. Many things had changed. Unfortunately, the service wasn’t one of them. ~ 130
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May had thought Dan’s visage a touch eerie at first; but he was so open it was hard not to love him for the man he was inside. ~ 126
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Jan looked at Sue as they sat down for lunch and realized their Black Friday shopping had consumed more than just their time and money. ~ 136
Word of the Week: eerie
Country Charm
Word of the Week: quaint
The quaint cottage, a picture window, and tree dotted rolling green hills. Idyllic, if only the neighbors could be convinced to about face. ~ 139
“Quaint country cottage,” thought Bessie. “What a load of dung. That dump blocks my view and isn’t fit for the compost pile.” ~ 125
