She always struck me as the epitome of good sense, a no-nonsense kind of person, and she was my favorite teacher when I was school age. She was tough, but fair in her grades and in her praise. So, I was surprised when she adopted the black grimalkin that she found hiding among the billowy... Continue Reading →
The Juke Joint: Bonus Wordle “Letter J”
In Jack's Juke Joint on Eighth Street, Jaded men tend to come to meet Others who use jollification to shun The ennui that their lives have become. They jeopardize their good names, And jettison inhibitions and shame. With jittery moves they jostle each other, Jealous when the women choose another. Their life journeys are compared... Continue Reading →
The Nosy Traveler
Travelers are nosy people, but in a good way! We love to see what is beyond our everyday existence. Being inquisitive motivates us to travel the world, pulling our luggage behind us. We don't just dream of the places we would like to see, we go for it, uncomfortable plane seats and all. The joy... Continue Reading →
Finding Peace: Wordle #387
Divorce is hard, even when it is the right move to make. But Patty knew that neither she nor Jack could continue on the wild roller-coaster of a ride that their marriage had become. She refused to forgive him one more time, and his getting down on his knees had not convinced her that he... Continue Reading →
The Mystery of the Vanished Casings: Wordle #218
Matt loved a good mystery, except when it could cost him his doctorate! Jonathan King, that hypocrite of a professor who was always missing deadlines, is now acting like it would be the end of the world if Matt doesn't have the results of his research in by this Friday. All the brouhaha over the... Continue Reading →
The Moody Dieter: Wordle #214
Katie wants to be salubrious and fit, and her personal trainer, Judith, assured her that she was one of the fortunate ones whose metabolism makes losing weight so easy. So, Katie agreed to stick to the suggested diet, mainly to appease her trainer, for she thought that a diet named Eat Hardy and Lose Weight... Continue Reading →
Redemption: Wordle #212
Moe knew that people saw him as a cantankerous old badmash, and he well deserved the title. He had been a wild child, mostly due to the melancholy of living with parents who thought that he could not hold a candle to his big brother, Charlie, who was a star athlete and scholar. No one... Continue Reading →
