What Remains Sometimes what remains is actually still beautiful if it’s possible to get over the loss and pride of what once was. Sometimes it’s swallowing hard and embracing what is coming next. I know that that’s big words for some issues and I’m not really looking for a fight. *just because you read it…
Category: Short Stories
Short Stories
The Succubus Called
Lest ye lead to believe that I am without reproach, I fully disclose that I’ve made my fair share of poor life choices out of an amalgam of ignorance, arrogance and apathy. More importantly, I have forgiven myself for them. Well, mostly. Periodically, I find myself back in the graveyard digging up bones and have…
Victims
Nobody is going to take care of you but you, so start an IRA. Trust me, I wish I had started sooner and been a more faithful saver and planner, myself. I said this to my daughter-in-law one day in the car. Yes, she is married to my son but her mother is a real…
The Guava Tree
Personally, I don’t have a problem with guava, the fruit, but I do have had one with guava, the tree. I was running down a sidewalk last week littered with dead guava and it reminded me of how glad I am that I went Falling Down on the guava tree in my own back yard. …
Planning For Disaster
I’ve lived the better part of my life knowing then I had a serious genetic kidney disease. My mother had the disease, my younger brother has the disease and I have the disease. I’ve taken rather good care of my health and for the most part eat a better than average diet and lived a…
Maybe The Mirror is Broken, Gold Digger
I’ve noticed that if you date someone and there is an age difference it makes people uncomfortable. In turn, that makes me uncomfortable simply because I don’t like to make people uncomfortable. I’ve noticed that people will bark out things impulsively or nervously … “you know he’s older than you” just happened to me. My…