When my father divorced my mother, it wasn’t entirely a shock. The tension had been simmering for years, but what caught me off guard was who he married next—Marla, the crazy lady from his yoga class. Marla was… different. She had wild, untamed hair and always seemed like she was in the middle of performing […]
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So many nights, I listened to your muffled cries from the other side of the wall because he hurt you. I wanted to run to rescue you from your miserale situation, but with apprehension, I sunk into the mattress. Like quicksand, it held my body restrained encased like a boa constrictor; I could not move
“Happy New Year, Pookie!” June looked at the phone in her hand and at the text message from a familiar number; yet it was no longer stored in her contact list. Althought she’d deleted the number from her phone, it was forever stored in the memory bank of her hippocampus. June felt her heart rate
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My phone chimes inside the drawer of the nightstand that stands guard by my bedside. The ancestral sounds of the rhythm of reggae music echoe inside the hollow space creating a sweet vibration to my ears. My eyes flutter; I still exist in the present realm of my conscious reality. I have arrived for another
What money am I talking about? Who is THEY? How much money? How do I check if I have money I didn’t collect? You know I moved last year to a new address. 😆 Letter returned to sender with no forwarding address. With inflation so high and you’ve spent so much money on those Christmas
Funds Returned to NY in 2022. Claim YOURS, today! Read More »
I walked down the sidewalk and a red SUV blocked the path. I cursed the driver under my breath, how inconsiderate of him/her. What if I was using a wheelchair? I would have to cross over to the other side to maneuver such an obstacle. I hope the police see it and issue a ticket.
I stood at the bus stop minding my own business when I heard a feminine voice, “What time is it?” I looked up to see who was asking and to whom the question was projected. It was a young lady. Her face was sweaty as she stood looking frantically at the bus schedule sign. “I’m
I am tired. I need a break. I need help. Day in and day out, you have the same schedule. You wake up early and go to bed late. When do you get to be you? When do you get to do the things you love to do? Today I was on a Zoom call
Who takes care of you while you are taking care of him? Read More »
Larry stopped the recorder and restarted it. “We received many 911 calls last night in regards to this same incident. I was one of the first detectives on the scene. In the courtyard, there were residents congregated outside in small groups talking about what they thought happened. It was like any other scene until I
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My son and I went to a college game, and he decided to park indoors on the top floor. He parked, and I got out to pay the meter, but he was still sitting in the car doing something. It was an old wooden floor that creaked. I stood waiting to use the machine, and
Parking level collapsed killing many at a football game. Read More »
