Dating After 50: In Eight Steps
I never thought I’d be dating again at my age. Dating. Eeee. Someone spare me, please!
But we make mistakes, and we make them willingly, and they come...
How Online Dating Could Make You Rediscover Yourself
Online dating is the virtual version of regular dating. It enables you to connect with other singles online.
Women sometimes have forgotten the true essence of dating. It...
My Husband Knew I Liked Women Before I Did
There’s a woman I want to take selfies with. I asked her out for drinks and a drag show. I want to DM her on Facebook, post...
Father’s Day: On Breaking Bread
During this month as we celebrate father figures in our lives, I have been pulled to a story I learned about my Grandpa Kelson a number of...
Teaching an old dog new…what did you call me???
As I get older and more stuck in my ways, its become harder to find people who aren't incredibly overprotective. Not of their kids, nope. Overprotective of...
There’s No Room for Selfishness in Relationships
If you’re in a relationship solely seeking the benefits of what someone else can do for you, then perhaps a relationship may not be what you’re ready...
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Lipstick: a Love Story
Jimmy was getting old. He knew he was and he didn’t mind, he kept forgetting things but one thing he couldn’t forget was Her.
She...
The Unexpected Gift of My Mother’s Death
My mother was dying. She told me she needed a laugh.
“No surprise, mom. In the hospital, everyone does.”
“Tell me a joke,” she said. “This...
Solitaire & To the Past— After Visiting the Rutgers Geology Museum
SOLITAIRE
In the days before I fell sick I dreamed of myself as a child, watching my grandfather, Salvatore, peel navel oranges. They always opened...
Finding Holy Ground
We stand in front of a ticket window, my flatmate, Lydia, and I, in bustling Victoria Station. Our fingers, still greasy from a hurried...
The Smiling Dog of Sand Creek
He sat there smiling. I hadn't noticed him until my brother brought him to my attention at the dinner table.
“Have you seen the...
Seahorse
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It was on the first day of our seaside holiday that I found him...
First published in Visual Verse, June 2017
The Girl Who was a Butterfly
Butterflies are not supposed to talk. Yes, I know that. But I am not an ordinary butterfly.
My parents were hippies led by the idea...
The High Stakes of Sexual Mystery
October is here, the month of my birth, as is Libra season. Though it happens every year, I am endlessly amazed by the sense...
The Lesson
Terri shouldered her baseball bat and hung her glove on the narrow end. She walked to Mr. Niles’ front steps, climbed them, and rang...
