A clear conscience

Me and Lanie sat next to each-other on the couch, watching some crappy cowboy movie on AMC with old actors that only my grandparents would recognize. I really hated western movies, but I had settled[…]

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Trick or treat

There was something about the air in Chicago whenever October rolled around. Brooklyn breathed in the fresh autumn air from the patio. For some reason, the air seemed fresher and cleaner. Its crispness mixed with[…]

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Not so romantic

1. My darling, my lover, my beautiful wife, Marrying you screwed up my life. 2. I see your face when I am dreaming. That's why I always wake up screaming. 3. Kind, intelligent, loving and[…]

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Dennis and sarah

Sarah gets her due. It started as just a little on-line exchange between Sarah and I as we compared stories and discussed which ones we liked. Sarah was a young wild one who professed her[…]

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The uncle

"Clean your plate, Gil," Uncle Ned admonished his eighteen year old nephew, "we don't want to waste food, there are starving children all over the world who would give anything for your left overs!" "Yes,[…]

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