Stefan Zweig quotes Honoré de Balzac as saying, “The woman of forty will do everything for you—the woman […]
Sweet 16 and released from our convent school for the holidays. Dervla’s parents were Irish, and this tenuous […]
It was all dancing and socializing and traveling and friends and fun. Life was a party until Aging […]
‘But you’ve never actually stood in one, and standing is all you could do!’ You hear the Bright Young […]
Peter and Jane – what a pair, With their spotless clothes and shiny hair, Jane and Peter, sister […]
‘Mr. Sinclair, get to class.’ I still remember Mr. Anderson’s voice that day. High-pitched and dripping with impatience. […]
Hungry. So hungry. I made it out of the break room just in time to hide around the […]
Nobody had ever taught Crawford Kingsland the art of changing the subject, or if they had, he hadn’t […]
Elana checked her bag again: Two rocket launchers, standard issue Three bottles Extra bullets Breast pump Sterilized pump […]
‘Mom!’ At 11:30pm I was woken up – for the second time that night – by my fifteen-year-old […]
Last year I found myself at Barnes & Noble on a wet Sunday afternoon, scouring the chaotic kids’ […]
Ade stepped into the supermarket, the fresh smell of candy and some type of lime-scented cleaner contrasting drastically […]
The Junto Walking Group acquired its name after a member of my regular walking group came across the […]
Suggesting to my husband that we sign up for ten weekly ballroom dance classes at the local rec […]