"You get the popcorn and sodas, and I'll set up the TiVo," kneeling in front of his new DVD recorder, the minor demon looked more like he was genuflecting before an electronic altar than trying to record a television broadcast. His companion, carrying a bowl of burnt mushroomed kernels and mugs of flat root beer, … Continue reading Tune in at 9
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Order is beauty
Clearly, she wouldn’t kowtow. She would never live under the thumb of such a dictatorial edict. As the unruly crowd of sycophants behind her shouted slurs and threats, she held her ground and her head high. She would not bow. Her companions begged her to be reasonable, to just follow the tacit rules and not … Continue reading Order is beauty
Family vacation
"What happened to your shoe?" Dad was exasperated. This was the third shoe the boy had lost in as many months. "I was hurrying daddy, but you walk too fast," the boy was sitting in the sand, huge tears catching in his long, blond lashes. "It fell off. I couldn't see you. I had to … Continue reading Family vacation
A place of his own
As soon as the front door shut behind them, clothes started dropping. Shoes were kicked down the hallway, pants and shirts fell outside the kitchen, a bra was flung overhead and landed on the ceiling fan blades, boxers draped over the side table lamp cast a blue aura over the room. He fell backwards over … Continue reading A place of his own
Life is over as we know it
After a long day at work, the last thing he wanted to do was carry out half a dozen bags of trash. "What's all this," he demanded, toeing one of the open, white plastic bundles. The teen-aged boy sitting at the kitchen table, languidly looked up from his homework. Tugging his headphones off, he looked … Continue reading Life is over as we know it
But no one’s home
Two women, dressed in colorful surgery scrubs, lingered at the nurses' desk sorting through resident files to leave evening reports for the attending physicians. "How was she tonight?" With a nod of her head, the younger of the two indicated the occupant of Room 24, one of their Alzheimer patients. Most days she thought she was … Continue reading But no one’s home
Thin spiral notebook 