Diana, Goddess of . . .
10 MINDiana stands at her kitchen sink, gently lifting the steaming corn cobs out of boiling water with silver tongs. Her hands are strong and muscular, a mismatch for her soft, maternal body. If you saw…
Benchmark
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The Rocks
9 MINThe day we met the world started disappearing. It happened slowly, at first, so I didn’t notice. The first day we talked I started to lose memories from when I was younger. Not notable ones,…
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Coming Out Chili’s
6 MINI will always choose the ambiance of a Chili’s restaurant in any small town or large city, over any other restaurant. People will swear by the small locally operated restaurants that make one good dish….
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Family Dinner
6 MINI’ll probably get some heat for saying this … I think family dinners might wind up on the endangered species list before too long. I know it sounds crazy, but think about it. Life’s complicated….
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The Curator
18 MINHave you ever felt like someone’s watching you? The warmth that falls on your body from the direction of the stare? It’s like a force that awakes your consciousness and makes you turn around to…
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Miss Victoria Ryan’s Ballroom Dance Class
5 MIN“No respectable child should ever wear black,” so sputtered Mrs. Sylvia Sherman, who stood in the middle of the school gymnasium, scolding my mother for having taken such a bold and brazen leap into fashion…
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My Small Fib Grew
10 MINI like how the five syllables that form the words Mojave Desert pop out of my mouth. I like the arid land’s lack of concern for appearances. And most of all, how the haunting wail…