“Get your shit together, yeah.” There was vodka dribbling down Colleen’s chin. She slammed the shot glass on the counter…
“You crazy. Like the gazelle dancing in front of the lion. Crazy.” Bouncy Eyes sipped the vodka like a hummingbird…
I had my issues with my mother but I was loyal. I wasn’t going to turn on her. She was…
There was blood on the ceiling. My blood. My brain refused to believe it. My brain had retreated from the…
My parents purchased the house at a steep discount. The family that lived there needed to sell fast. The mother…
Isn’t it always the way? You meet a guy. He seems nice. Sweet. You go on a couple of dates.…
The door opened. Silence descended. This time the sergeant had a little old lady with him. Hat and glasses, clutching…
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He was deposited along with the others in a large, tiled basement. They were told to form a line, then…
I got a job processing property claims at a company in Orange County. At the time, I lived in North…
A heavy August day in London, 1989. The tube was crammed, breathless. He needed to change at Hammersmith and chose…