If you missed any previous installments, go back to Words From the Sowul and read from Part 1. At 4:15, Kristy finished with her last afternoon client, ducked into the break room to buy two more Smartwaters, and slipped into the group exercise room to prepare for step class. She jumped up onto the instructor’s stage, plugged […]
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Midnight Snack, Part 2
If you missed any previous installments, go back to Words From the Sowul and read from Part 1. 12:30. Kristy walked into the break room, pulling two dollars out of her pocket and smoothing them out with her fingers. “How many bottles will it be after this one?” said a teasing voice behind her. Kristy […]
Midnight Snack, Part 1
5:33 AM. Kristy pushed open the heavy double doors to the gym, knowing they’d been unlocked only minutes before. Who was on duty this morning? Maria? Lawrence? The lobby was deserted, and so was the front desk. Kristy sighed, throwing herself up against the counter and tossing her backpack on top of it. “Maria?” she tried. […]
Unfinished: Short Story
Several weeks ago, I started writing a short story that I like a lot. I’ve written several pages and gotten to the climax, but now I have a problem. I have no idea how it ends. So I decided to try something new. I’m asking you, my readers, to help me figure out what happens […]
Another Piece of my Heart
I’ve been reading Jane Green for years. She’s one of the few contemporary authors that I’ve enjoyed throughout my entire twenties and now into my thirties. Her style and characters have changed from urban and gritty to suburban and neurotic, and her settings have gradually migrated from England to New England to the West Coast, […]
The Castaways
Over the weekend, I devoured this excellent summer read, The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand: My ONLY objection to this book was the title. When I read the cover, and saw that it was about a couple who are lost at sea, I assumed “the castaways” referred to them, and that they would eventually be discovered […]