Unfinished Business
She hadn’t intended to visit her father but her plans changed when his doctor called: If you want to say goodbye to your dad, today’s the day. She prayed God…
Choices
I didn’t see her at the wedding ceremony. And yes, I did look—as inconspicuously as possible. I told myself she couldn’t bear to witness me renew vows with my wife…
Expectations
She was standing at the concession stand deciding between Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups or Twizzlers when she noticed another type of candy: the man behind the register. He was a…
Temporary
As a temporary employee, she’d worked for 50 companies in eight years: 50 corporate cultures she’d mastered, 50 CEOs she’d assisted, 50 skill sets she’d honed, and in 14 distinct…
Irrepressible
For a man who had just spent ten years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, he had an irrepressible joy about him that would linger within me long…
Improvise
The plan: We sit on the balcony overlooking the city lights; him: improvising on his violin; me: improvising poetry. It wasn’t supposed to be romantic—but organic, bohemian, native. He agreed…
Laying Hands
Eyes closed, hands raised in surrender. He grabbed me so unexpectedly I needed a moment to confirm this was really happening to me. He shouted in a language I did…
Delivered
They said it would feel like dying. They were right. And were it not for an overwhelming desire to see my creation, I would have. But I pushed and cussed,…
Kiss
Lips, tongue, teeth. This is familiar, she illumined, kissing another woman for the first time. Had it not been for the involuntary quiver in her legs causing her to nervously…
Seek
The tension was one-sided. He was cool like Christmas Eve; however, predicting her battle cry, he made hot cocoa and brought it in her favorite mug. She wasn’t mad at…