Hand In Hand...
Hand In Hand We reached for the same glass of wine, inadvertently our fingers entwined around the long stem. Neither would relinquish the glass. Her eyes plumbed deeply as they met mine,  her freckles took on determination as she realized I was no gentleman. Brilliantly the wine server handed us each a straw that we brought simultaneously to our lips and proceeded to sip the bouquet, never losing...
Attention Comrades...
Attention Comrades “Attention comrades the majority have spoken, Trotsky is redeemed.” The crowd roared in excitement. “Today we call upon the workers for their help to reinvigorate  the World Communist Party and to equality for people everywhere.” Again a roar of assent filled the hall washing over a smugly smiling speaker. “The corporate fat cats have held us in servitude, using propaganda...
Toasted BLT...
Toasted BLT Getting sick had benefits I hold onto even decades after childhood. Too sick for school meant staying in bed reading comics interspersed with blissful naps. After working all night mom squeezed fresh orange juice then sat for a few moments holding my hand. Lunch time meant toasted BLTs on rye served with lots of ginger ale. Sometimes a back door thermometer heralded a hearty visit from...
Olive Oil...
Olive Oil I turned the bottle on its head, gurgle gurgle is all it said. Receiving it’s taste I give thanks to the Italian mystery. Olive oil in my veins swirling then merging with life. I’m insane in my big leather chair pouring Carapelli down my chest. The oil spreads out pooling in my lap, slowly covering jeans in green. Olive oil in my veins becoming my life,  but not my wife. Drip, drip,...
Just A Moment...
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Around The Corner...
When you finally do go home what is it that you’ll feel? Today’s 100 word story is entitled Around The Corner, Enjoy! Around the Corner Thirty years had passed to this point yet what did I do but hesitate to round the corner. No one would recognize me yet my heart continued to race in my throat. Twenty years spent  across the looming town line, twenty years of childhood firsts. The times...

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