Archive | 20.06.2009
- Two For One
Matt Powers had bought a newspaper and a cup of coffee and come to the park, where he could sit in the shade and read as he enjoyed the hot beverage. He'd been divorced for two years, and his days were mostly empty, so he invented such routines as enjoying his daily newspaper over a cup of coffee in the park to fill the vacant hours. He liked the park's shade trees, flowering shrubs, and green grass. He also liked being surrounded by families and by single mothers and their children. He didn't feel ... more
- A Libidinous Dream
An old friend had come for a visit to my house in the country...she, her husband, and her two darling children, one of whom was yet a babe in diapers. She"d been my best friend in high school, and the maid of honor in my wedding. And she hadn"t changed a bit…or so I thought. Her hair and smile were the same, her warm brown eyes sparkled just like they always had. She was the same good Catholic girl, caring, full of warmth and peace.
After putting the kids to bed, she knocked on the door of my spacious ... more