Sisters
Five more minutes and Emily is leaving. It is already quarter past 12. She told her sister noon. Where is she? A line by the entrance to the museum’s cafe has formed. There was none when Emily first looked for […]
Sisters
By Caryn Coyle
Five more minutes and Emily is leaving. It is already quarter past 12. She told her sister noon. Where is she? A line by the entrance to the museum’s cafe has formed. There was none when Emily first looked for […]
The Booth at the Emerald Isle Pub
“So, the new guy?” Margo leans over the top of my blue cubicle, the rough fabric surface presses into the palm of her hand. “What do you want to know
Snap Decision
The book surprised her. It lay on the corner of the bathroom sink as though her brother was reading it. Indeed, Nate's eyeglasses were on top of it. Patsy flipped
Third Marriage
Richard stands by the kitchen door and holds the dog's sturdy halter; strong woven threads in bright red. Sammy is whimpering. The mutt is at least sixty pounds --
GOOFY
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Horse Show
Genevive hates horse shows. She and her daughter, Paige, have risen well before the sun to prepare for this one. The cold is bitter and they have waited for
Tender as you go
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The Overseas Alice
“Oh sea . . . I am lonely. I am strange and far, like you.” - Thomas Wolfe THE THIRD In the summer of 1995 – as a 23-year-old third mate