The blistering LA sun beat down on me as I tried my best to enjoy my run. Yet, with every step, my frustration grew, a reminder of how much I had lost due to the sudden emergence of the coronavirus. I was twenty-two and had been living the best year of my...
Kathy was in a rut; she was tired and depressed. She had been divorced for just over two years, and she wasn’t feeling beautiful anymore. “Aliza,” she said to her daughter as she sat at the kitchen table, not looking overly attractive. “I'm bored with lif...
Friday, June 7. Memorial Day had come and gone and summer went into full swing along the coast. Kids were freed from school and beaches filled up with people, traffic, noise and chaos. Linda Anderson, as was her habit this time of year, managed to back aw...
(Third trimester, month eight) “It’s okay, honey, go ahead.” Lying on her right side, Linda Harris stretched out on the big, king-sized bed to face her husband and daughter. All three of them were naked with Michael flat on his back while Sarah straddled...
