From the outset, it seemed as though something was…off about the new neighbors. A couple. It was only ever couples… Read more The Tweakers Upstairs
Tag: relationships
The Doer Needlessly Doing
One would have thought that turning seventy could slow Evelyn Jacoby down. One would have thought wrong. Tragically so. For… Read more The Doer Needlessly Doing
Santa Fe Ending
When Jerry decided to move to Santa Fe with Nancy, it wasn’t something he took lightly. After all, he had… Read more Santa Fe Ending
The Torrid Across From the Cinnabon
Across from the Torrid in the mall, there is a Cinnabon. It feels strategic. Almost cruel. Like whoever planned out… Read more The Torrid Across From the Cinnabon
Frieda the “Friend” Girl
Every girl knows the type of girl. The one who insists that she’s “innocent.” Means nothing by all her enthusiasm… Read more Frieda the “Friend” Girl
Sophie’s Foist
She didn’t realize until it was too late just how sociopathic her thirteen-year-old daughter had become. The age that seems… Read more Sophie’s Foist
Boyfriends Will No Longer Be Introduced (Because There Will No Longer Be Boyfriends)
Her father had this terrible habit of overly praising any boyfriend she was with. While, on the one hand, a… Read more Boyfriends Will No Longer Be Introduced (Because There Will No Longer Be Boyfriends)
The Shitty Gift Giver
When it comes to being bourgeois, there is perhaps nothing worse than a boyfriend/husband with terrible taste vis-à-vis what to… Read more The Shitty Gift Giver
The Pleats Were Never the Same, Or: Jank Hestia
He had warned Mary Anne about Donna’s, let’s say, deficiencies when it came to performing domestic tasks that many others… Read more The Pleats Were Never the Same, Or: Jank Hestia
Quadruple Peaks
On Wednesdays, some people wear pink. Others gather around a table at a semi-dilapidated community center in Tomales to recall… Read more Quadruple Peaks
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