Quick, But Not Painless  Ashley Deen

There are tiny tables set at discreet distances throughout the room.  A woman sits at each, most sipping cocktails and looking bored.  I wonder what their stories are, why they want to be here.

Dead Wife Look Alike  Lori Lamothe

She glanced around the café, checked her watch, tucked a loose strand of hair under her bandanna.  Was he hoping for a blonde? A redhead? Or maybe he liked brunettes?

Diary of a Next Door Neighbor  Tiffanie Monroe

Matt tucked his hands in his pockets and watched the taillights of Abbi’s Miata winking as she turned onto the highway.  He started to go back inside and noticed a book lying on her driveway.

All Women Are Fabulous...  John Berks

Wendy had daydreamed of making a speech at her best friend’s wedding.  In this fantasy, she was standing in front of the wedding crowd, enveloped by their warmth and love...

Be You  Seth Hepner

You and a girl drive down the highway in an old Chevy pickup.  The truck is orange, burnt orange, like the Arizona grass alongside the road.    

Like A Warning  Mark Barkawitz

Out on my usual Sunday morning run, I spot this young lady pushing a baby carriage towards me on the sidewalk ahead. Definitely attractive.

I Can’t Even Blame...  Claudine D’Angelo-Dotzman

I watched my professor get plastered the other night.  He changed from a respectable, well-mannered academic to a sloppy, foul-mouthed, misogynistic pig...