I sit alone at the table, disconsolate, wondering how the hell I got myself into this mess. I’m not supposed to feel anything for my subjects. But I knew, even before I came to Kelowna, that I would not be able to completely separate myself from my teenage object of adoration. Only, he is no long...
The whole family has come home for Christmas from whatever state they are working or studying in, and the house is a rustic, festive affair filled with the redolent smells of cookies and punch. Her family home was always such a happy house. She would like to keep it that way, and so no mention is...
Her soul has withdrawn into its shell. Her heart has broken and scattered in a million little pieces. Meanwhile, her deadline is looming. If Channing doesn’t pay up, she will be dead in the most creative of ways. Hugh was right. Channing doesn’t care about her. Doesn’t care enough to raise half a...
She is seated beside him in this two-seater. The engine growls sleekly beneath her, and she can feel the carriage beneath her juddering with its rotations. His side profile is as sculptured as a classical statue’s, and she finds herself surreptitiously peeking at him now and again. He glances at ...
She is late. She doesn’t like being late because she equates lateness with rudeness. My time is precious, and so is yours. She flies into the seating area with its cozy tables and chairs, her shoes clacking noisily upon the black-and-white checkered linoleum. Spotting Cassie, her best friend sitt...