Rockabuy Baby Scene 103

His hair had thinned to baby fineness and lay limply on the side and top of his head. Andrew dropped his head to his chest with a demeanor of utter dejection. Andrew had subconsciously maintained the body image that he had had when he watched his reflection as his razor cut the stubble from his […]

Four the Archive Scene 60

“Um.” The voice sounded angry now. “My name is Suzy. And I don’t know how you talk to other women where you are from, but this is NOT a play date. I’m here to get her for team practice; maybe the tennis skirt I’m wearing isn’t obvious enough.” “I see Suzy. Well come on in, […]

Little Doubting Thomas Scene 63

Towards evening Thomas returned home in a state of total dejection and despondency. His face was the very picture of childish melancholy as he plodded his way up the sidewalk to his mother’s porch. He dragged his old baseball bat dispiritedly in the dust behind him in one hand while his baseball-stuffed glove dangled carelessly […]

Lamp of Love Scene 94

“I’d better get the sheets tidied up before I bring them in here to take their afternoon naps. Once a get the two of them in this crib, there won’t be room to straighten the sheet out.” She paused after she got the sheet tucked in and thought about the toys lined up along the […]

Redeeming Clara Scene 6

The woman turned and picked up a cardboard box. I knelt down to clean up the puddle, but she shook her head. “Let Leticia clean that up. Come on upstairs to your room.” I followed her upstairs and sat on the bed. The woman sat beside me. She started to open the box. “I think […]

Easter Flowers Scene 104

She could hear some motion behind the door, and then Crisanta’s new skort was hanging there, a large wet spot on it. Kalina was too shocked to even tease her, or ask what really happened. She grabbed the skort and briefly considered opening and closing the bathroom door to make Crisanta think she had taken […]