The sunshine and palm trees—minus the smog. I lowered the window to feel the breeze. “Beautiful,” I whispered as we crossed Biscayne Bay en route to the Palms Hotel & Spa. The limousine was waiting for us upon touchdown at Miami International. No surprise, as Lionel was the master of organiza...
Manning a booth seat against the memorabilia-laden wall while I enjoyed a meal of pepper steak with fresh broccoli and mushroom risotto. Took a look at the time on my phone while I drank from my glass of water. Was in the right city. Right time. Wrong location. Just trying to put things back on m...
Dawn queried as I returned home. She stood at the kitchen island, positioned as if a store mannequin before the granite countertop as she worked on her notebook computer. She still wore her blouse and skirt from a long day at Macy’s, but was answering e-mail from her college prep business. As she...
LC said after summoning me to his office at the dealership. “Me?” I asked, incredulous. “I’m just—” “Part of this family,” LC said swiftly. It took a moment for his words to sink in and for me to understand that he was saying I was part of this family, not theirs. With everything that had been ha...
my dad says as he comes up the staircase. Ours is an older house, the bottom lived in by an Asian couple that refuses to move from the neighborhood. That’s what my mom tells me when I ask why they’re different from everyone else. I see people like them when my dad takes me to Chinatown. They’re v...