“Rough and Calloused Hands”

“Rough and Calloused Hands” Each morning, he arose from his warm bed at 4:30 a.m. For a child, that hour wasn’t morning it was the middle of the night. I could hear him as he rustled through the house. In a house with railroad rooms you could hear everything. He was very methodical in his [...]

A Celebration of Life

“A Celebration of Life”   She was standing among the other colorful umbrellas feeling the chill of the morning mist in the air. It wasn’t a real rain; it was more like a cool sprinkle of fairy dust. The moist filled air had a silver tone of sparkle to it: a merry feeling for a [...]

Selfless Love

Selfless Love She was blind and bitter. Seething hated had crept into her heart since the accident. There didn’t seem to be anyway I could help her. She hated everything except me: her boyfriend of 2 years. It had been a terrible car crash. An accident after a party we had attended. We had promised [...]

“A Deeply Committed Life Together and Gift of Love”

“A Deeply Committed Life Together and Gift of Love” My husband and I will be married 46 years this August. There are times we feel like dinosaurs. Sometimes, I hesitate to answer when someone asks how long we’ve been married. The reactions are always odd. People react to my answer as if there is something, [...]

“Is it Cell Phone Hell?”

“Is it Cell Phone Hell?” I feel frustrated and lost in a world where we’d rather text someone than pick up the phone and risk having to actually have a conversation. Okay … so we live in a technological world. I get it. I am a techno user. I believe some of these things have [...]

“Love & Rage”

“Love & Rage” He was looking back at her as the cop was chastising him. He heard nothing but the ringing in his head. Her words kept repeating over and over until he thought the top of his head was going explode opening up right to the sky. He felt his heart crushing against the [...]

“Yes, How Old We Get”

“Yes, How Old We Get” For some time now, I’ve noticed the changes on his face. I knew they were going to come, eventually. The lines of a life lived were growing with each day. “Will you still love me when that’s all you see?”, he asked. “My eyes are always mesmerized”, I said. A [...]

One Quarter

Monday Morning Writing Prompt – “Circular” – Short Fiction One Quarter …. spare change: is what some people would think if they were asked about the value of a quarter. But he was willing to pay it for a love he didn’t even know whether he would ever have. It was a challenge he was [...]