Swinging

I am getting older and feeling older with it; and not in a good way. Aches, pains and medical problems are natures way to force me to face that I am not the same woman[…]

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Damn!

Ugh, cheer practices. "Okay, ladies, you’re free to go." Finally. I got up from push-up mode, and head to the showers. I'd had enough of push-ups for a long time. I make my way to[…]

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Blind date

On this one Friday night just after we started our second beer for the afternoon, Tracey received a call on her mobile phone. She started speaking to the person on the other end. I wasn't[…]

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Wine tasting

Jane and I had been lovers for two years then we broke up. It has been five years since our breakup I have seen Jane around Dallas over that time. Jane called Friday afternoon asking[…]

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A night to remember

The headlights of Kristina’s car cast strange shadows on the walls of the library as she shut the engine off. Once again, she would spend another evening at the computers; another evening of combating the[…]

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Late ten

Late Ten By Systematic “Are you ready for the game?” Kylie asked me. “As ready as I’ll ever be.” “I heard you got hurt.” “Brett mistook me for the Superbowl.” The place: my house. More[…]

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"overheard"

Overheard By Blueheatt …. When I was a teen I overheard my dad and uncle talking on the back patio one night. My bedroom window was open and they didn’t realize it was right behind[…]

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The new boy

I live in a small cul-de-sac. One of the ones where everyone knows each other, all the kids are best friends, barbeques in the summer, those kinds. The road was a long road of just[…]

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