The last time she saw him was Valentine’s Day, 2008. The day before the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 was… Read more Scenes From A Botched Consular Visit
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A Familiar Prison
You could always tell who was coming over for dinner by what type of plates she set on the table.… Read more A Familiar Prison
From Oil to Boil
He had never been a masterful cook. Yet, as with all things in life, he tried. And tried, and tried.… Read more From Oil to Boil
Fat’s Amore
“Better be careful with all that drinking. You’re gonna put on weight and I know how you hate to exercise,”… Read more Fat’s Amore
All Snorkelers Are Urophiliacs
At first, sure, snorkeling was his attempt at being “zen.” To forget the stresses of the job that bound him… Read more All Snorkelers Are Urophiliacs
Tag, You’re Not It
“Be so good that they have no choice but to notice you,” he was always prattling on, like some sort… Read more Tag, You’re Not It
Millennial Cult Leader
It can’t be something necessarily intended. Wielding control over a massive sect of people. It has to come about naturally… Read more Millennial Cult Leader
Phoenix Hotel
If you had asked me how my life would turn out in 1989, when I was in the prime of… Read more Phoenix Hotel
The Mole Hoarding Dermatologist
It was innocent, at first. Isn’t it always before we delve into some not so vague incarnation of insanity? Dr.… Read more The Mole Hoarding Dermatologist
Wisdom Teeth, Jamba Juice
What she liked most about her mother was that she wasn’t maternal. Not in the conventional “I’m slightly overweight and… Read more Wisdom Teeth, Jamba Juice
