Balloon Festival
Rachel dragged me to a balloon festival on our second date. I wasn’t enthusiastic about it, but was excited about spending the day with...
Uptown 8
Denny pulled on a heavy fiber rope that dangled from the ceiling. He pulled again, more forcefully this time, but still without the...
The Detective
The detective saw his opportunity. He grabbed the waitress’s arm and said the first thing he could think of. “Wait! Is this decaf?”...
The Note
Josh dashed through the empty lobby, past the coffee kiosk where he snatched a newspaper from the pile as he stormed by, and pushed his...
Revenge for Matty Groves
Matty Groves’ dark curls were always falling in his eyes. He’d swipe at ‘em, all unconscious-like. I loved his curls, his long fingers,...
This is the Year
This is the year I am going to wear black. I have eight black t-shirts and five black turtlenecks, and three pairs of black jeans. I’ll...
Trumped
“Where are the tickets Kurt?” shouted Mary from the kitchen. “Under the…” “Got ‘em.” Mary, reached into the cabinet where cookie sheets...
Hillsborough
She touched the little box in her pocket and smiled. It was enough – a bit of soil in the bottom compartment, an etching of his name from...
Snowbound
Joe stopped digging and leaned on his shovel. His chest heaved as he struggled to breathe behind the thick scarf wrapped around his face....
Morgan and Yukon
Morgan slid the door closed on Yukon’s stall. No sweet-tempered gelding, the paint’s bucking performance in the arena had resulted in...