Never buy lingerie with the expectation that anyone will see it, I reminded myself, meeting my reflection's gaze in the hotel mirror as ...
What Ifs
Do you ever lie awake at night and think - if offered one wish - what you'd want? Or - given the ability to travel backward in time but...
Incessant Interruptions
"There's no place like home," he quipped and I meant to smile but grimaced instead. "I like them," I told him, summo...
Sparks
While mowing my lawn at dusk, (I don't like to be hot), the front wheel slipped off the edge of the curb and the blades hit the metal dr...
Cool
The weather has shifted, storming from miserably hot and humid to a more moderate, breezy state in the past couple of days. I have taken to...
Lesson Plan
I take it as a sign that the economy is beginning to recover in the private sector as there has been a flurry of movement this summer - peop...
Mostly Irrelevant
I dreamed of a journey through the darkness. Of arriving in a place with ornate buildings and elegant sculptures, at one point scrambling t...
Domino
We returned home from shopping to find that Chienne had eaten the rest of the oatmeal raisin bars Mom made for me. Because Chienne was unusu...
Paddle wheel
"No," I replied to the young cutie behind the counter as he served my nieces lemonade. "But the last time I was on a riverbo...
Repetitive
Returning from a dinner with customers, I sighed with contented exhaustion and walked toward my car. The setting sun reflected off the laye...
Depth
"Here," Sibling said, placing a small book between us where we sat at the back of the conference room. I raised an eyebrow and u...