There were men and women among them, although the differences may not have been immediately apparent to a casual observer, as they all wore long hair and similar garments. The men, by and large, had slender but less shapely figures, a humbler mien, and less radiant faces than the women, who bore themselves proudly: especially […]

The drive to Theresa’s house from the airport was long, but serene. Theresa spent the drive updating Joan and Bobby about all of the changes that have happened in town. She told Bobby that many of the trails that he and Bear would take have been closed due to development. “What about the rim trail […]

She smiled and nodded at the man. He found even more of my diapers in her carry on bag. He asked questions about where we were going, where we had been, and if this was my first plane trip. Fortunately, he didn’t ask about the baby stuff. Mommy always said I should never be embarrassed […]

She hugged her daughter and followed her downstairs as she skipped away to show Jessica. “Jessie Jessie! Lookit what mommy got me!” Her sister walked out of the kitchen and had to catch the excited Kelly, “Calm down lil sis! Wow you’re excited! But look how pretty you are! Such a sweetie!” She hugged Kelly […]

The words stung and Tony was at a loss for how to handle himself. If a student came at him with that, he could kick her out of his office or drop her from his class. If some snotty critic put that in a book review, he could ignore it or write a rejoinder. If […]

“Trust me,” he said. “These things hold a lot. They have, um, polymers and stuff. I learned that in school.” “OK,” she said, leaving the floor for the bed. It was a snug fit, one which would have been unbearably awkward in another year or two. Libby took the end closest to the wall, followed […]

They went up to Peter’s room which like the rest of the house, is absolutely spotless, tidy and organised. Mike glances around the room which is much the same as it’s always been; helicopter wallpaper, stars and galaxies on the curtains and his shelves filled with the books, games, gadgets and gizmos he’s collected over […]

“Do you want to be a boy again?” “Of course!” Billy retorted. “Boy’s don’t have to have their hair put in rollers before bed.” he said. “They don’t wear pretty dresses either.” Alice replied. “Wouldn’t you miss those?” “Yes but… I wasn’t meant to wear dresses.” Billy replied. “It’s only because Mrs Postlethwaite doesn’t like […]

I hadn’t thought it out and if I had, I wouldn’t have done it. Not because of any fear, I might have of retribution for such an act, but because the fact that Bertha and Larry haven’t a clue that Fish… and BB for that matter… wear diapers. Had Fish been wearing one right then, […]

It took forever before they were able to get me calm enough to understand that we didn’t know for sure if my dad was dead or not. But that didn’t really help. I had seen my own mom crying on TV and why else would she do that? Finally, after what seemed like a lifetime, […]