It’s Sunday night and Phillip and I are having our usual glass of wine before dinner. Ever since our last son left home for university, this has been our habit. I glance at the china plate with cheese and crackers …
“Promise me.”
In the silence between her request and my response, I panic.
No.
Don’t ask me.
It’s not fair.
You have the advantage – you’re dying.
“Promise … what?” I ask.
She reaches across the restaurant table and rests …
The room was filled with the warm glow of soft lighting and the sounds of hushed sniffles and gentle sobs. It was neatly appointed with artsy photos of western mountain scenes on the walls. There was ample space for the …
I have a daughter of two—what should I tell her about relating to other people?
So, being an experienced electrician, I designed and built a time machine in the basement, near the pool table. On a quiet Sunday afternoon, while …
“Why, Kayla!” gushed Erica as she teetered in her spike-heeled sandals across the floor of the Black Hills Country Club’s main ballroom. “I hardly recognized you! Where have you been these last ten years?”
“It’s been a while,” Kayla agreed. …
‘So how’s it going with your brother then?’
Tim tilts his chair back, his legs splayed. He hooks his lanky fingers in his trouser pockets and observes Amber across the cafe table.
Amber leans forward to reply, picking at the …
“Look, I’m standing on one foot,” my mother said proudly.
For three years she went to physical therapy. The exercises and stretches she did there helped ease the pain in her back caused by arthritis, herniated discs and sciatica. She …
Doctor confirmed, fight will proceed. Second time around. Cancer sucks.
Joel is a parttime writer and full-time retiree. He has written three books- ‘Capital City Pizza’, ‘Warmed by the Son’, and ‘First Scout’. Joel has a wife (Debbie) and two …
Ellie and Joe sat at the kitchen table, examining the home inspection report. They spent $550 to learn that their 1950s starter home was filled with asbestos in the siding, black mold in the basement, and lead paint along the …
14-15 April 1992
El Regiomontano (Mexico City – Monterrey)
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Welcome to the Regiomontano – a purely first-class train: several cars of primera especial, a bar car and a dining car. Behind are the sleepers. Not a second-class or …