12/30/2024
“But Mom, I love him.”“I’m sure you do, Sasha. All I’m saying is . . .”“You think it’s puppy love.”“I don’t either.” Helen thought it was closer to ‘bitch in heat’ than to ‘puppy love,’ but saying so would be a sure way to lose her daughter. “Remember Steve?”“That was puppy love.”“I’m not so sure. …
09/11/2024
Kalisha Connors frowned at the woman across from her. Three tall glasses that once held cocktails lay empty before her, and she was starting to feel quite drunk. She certainly hoped the titian-haired stranger who had interrupted her solitude wasn’t going to be cheerful. “Bad breakup, huh?” asked the woman. Her voice was melodic, sexy. […]
09/11/2024
“Your problem is called ‘phimosis’”, said the doctor. He pronounced it FIE-ma-sis. I knew the word, but had always thought that it rhymed with other problems I had, such as psychosis and halitosis. Well, however it sounded, the symptom was clear: I couldn’t pee straight. This made me a little unpopular in public washrooms. “You […]
09/11/2024
I was roused out of a sound sleep in which I was having a dream. The dream was about Julia Roberts and me. We had just reached the point where I was undressing her when the loudest ringing I ever heard pulled me out of it. I woke to find it was my alarm clock. […]