It’s the only peace she gets now. A few minutes at the new cafe when she walks down the hill for Momma’s daily paper. Momma still refuses to let them deliver it to the house even though the Baylor boy has long since given up the route. Even his son Read more…
Marie-Helene was trying to understand the words coming out of the blonde woman’s mouth. The perfect white teeth distracted her. Marie-Helene didn’t understand why the woman was thanking her so profusely – it was just a bed. An old lumpy bed that was wider than a single but not spacious enough Read more…
They say you can never go home. Penny had a lot of opinions but didn’t have one about that dictum. Mainly because she didn’t really remember any one place as being home. They changed too often and they never felt homey – getting used to a place only meant she’d Read more…
If Kara had a quarter for every time a guy spoke to her cleavage – she’d have roughly $3, 276. This isn’t as much as she’d have expected but its an honest appraisal based on a weekly average starting from the age of fourteen when the wonder of hormones changed Read more…
There is no doubt it’s falling out. The latest natural elixir (vegetable oil with Aniseed) has no impact on the increasing amount of scalp showing through his jet black curls. Dee has convinced him licorice root is the key to healthy bones and hair. Apparently bones and hair are fortified Read more…
I am. I am very worried. No one else is, but I am. They’ve been cleaning house and leaving what they don’t want on the sidewalk. It started with books, old hardcover titles acquired at book signings but not worth keeping anymore. Another morning it was an old milk crate Read more…
He is drunk with power. He raises his little fists in victory as Sam set the plate with peanut butter on toast in front of him. Peanut butter on toast is a very special and specifically monitored treat, only allowed when his brother is away. His dad told Sam Read more…
Marcus thinks it started when the Scottish exchange student arrived. Marcus does not have an investigative spirit, he’s a simple guy who likes his beer, his bong and his bros. I’m not surprised he doesn’t see the pattern but the Hayes kid didn’t arrive until the phenomenon was already under Read more…