Grandmother leaned down and kissed my cheek; which was something totally out of character for her. “So you approve?” she asked. I nodded my head even though I hadn’t really seen myself yet. I then contemplated my reflection and combed my hair with my fingers before giving myself a double thumbs-up. She patted my cheek […]

  When I woke up the next morning the car was already moving. “Where are we?” I yawned and lifted myself up onto one elbow. As soon as my head was higher than my belly I belched. “Well good morning to you too!” Mom said with a chuckle. “Oh sorry!” I said and then groaned, […]

“‘Kay…” Ceasing her movements, the girl asked, “Aren’tcha ‘nnoyed by it or somethin’?” “Not at all.” As her brother set to getting the new diaper prepared, he explained, “It’s just something you can’t help, and you don’t deserve to have it held against you. Especially since you can be very sweet when you get past […]

  Mary nodded vigorously and exclaimed, “Oh yes, Mother Goddess, yes! I would have forgiven him his little peccadilloes if he had only given me a baby. I’ve wanted a little baby of my own since I was a little girl! I wouldn’ t do anything to hurt my baby! Look at him, he’s adorable!” […]

    Mama catches Lucy’s first yawn. The distraction doesn’t stop your snowball from hitting her in the chest, spraying her chin and mouth with snow. Lucy sputters, wiping the snow off herself. “That doesn’t count!” she declares. “I was yawning.” Mama is hiding her laugh behind her hand as she walks over. “Maybe it’s […]

Elisabeta, a second-year law student at Lucian Blaga University, had been paying for her board and tuition with an evening shift in an all-night shop on Strada Balescu, and was now so used to strange customers that she was rarely without a canister of pepper spray in her purse. Nonetheless, the two that came in […]

  Mayra stumbled back as James made a break for it, the smell of his bulging Huggies trailing behind him as he scrambled up the staircase to the main floor. She gave chase, a little faster this time as there was no hiding what he had done or the very real fear she had that […]

Heather stopped filming and clanged through a couple of drawers filled with silverware and utensils before handing a pair of large shears to Mandy. After unraveling the gooey bands from Kim’s wrists, she led him to the sink and ordered him to wash his sticky hands. As Kim stood at the sink, Mandy broke Kim’s […]

  Danielle nodded as she hugged the paper gown to her chest. Convinced that Danielle was ok afterall, Ella picked up the notebook she had dropped and began using the spiral edges to get at the hard to reach itch on her back. “Don’t scratch.” Heather whispered to her before taking the notebook away. Ella […]

    Howard looked up at his wife, his face contorted with rage over her chutzpah as he grabbed the crotch of his pants in his hand like a toddler needing to pee. The effrontery of the woman astonished him. “How DARE she do this me!”, he thought to himself. He was too enraged to […]