HERE’S TO TOMORROW
“As the light pulled me from my sleep, I could feel her nestled in the nape of my neck. As usual, she’d stolen all the sheets in the night and left me bare as a newborn, save for the parts of me wrapped in her.”
THE GIRL IN THE POSTER
“I was so uncomfortable. Here I was with a hot girl in my bed and all she could think was how I was a huge, weird nerd. Which unfortunately wasn’t an unfair assessment.”
I Hate Rom Coms
“Oh, there she is! On the one hand, I’m relieved that she didn’t stand me up. On the other hand, I’m nervous as hell, because now I have to remember how to act like a human.”
The Little Things
He was so wrapped up in his self-loathing that he didn’t notice the little footsteps coming down the stairs and behind him. A tiny, raven-haired girl was staring him down.
“What are you doing?”
I’ll See You Again
Heartburn was just starting to set in when I saw her standing there. It made me wonder if it was the fast food breakfast I’d just wolfed down or a sign from God that he was about to play dice with my universe once again.
The Apple Falls
“The ride was quiet and it only made Michael that much more nervous. He wanted to ask his Dad what they were doing, but he was scared. His Dad had always been quiet, but this different.”
Richard and Ophelia go to Vegas
“He was immediately aware that it was not Hayley he was pressed up against. They were lying on the floor of a Las Vegas Penthouse suite and the events that led to here were a blur. Oh, and he had on his wedding ring. He removed his hand from her boob.”
Sunday Mornings
“Mondays mean there's a whole new week to start fresh and make the most of it. But there is nothing I love more than Sundays. Sundays are morning sex and family barbecues and dinner with friends. “
The Ballad of Sam and Waylon
“She was BB King, art museums and long kisses on a ferris wheel. I was George Strait, motorcycles and Schwarzenegger movies. And yet somewhere better between Die Hard and Dahli, we fell in love.”
Ghosts of chattanooga
“My heart wasn’t in any of it. As I opened my room door and turned on the TV, I wondered why I had even made the trip. My mind was on her from the second I got there. As if her scent marked the city. By now it had been a year and change and I had grown so very tired of her chains still binding me.”
Objects in motion
“As the months passed, he had come to an understanding. This is life... love, loss and transition. They weren't gone forever, obviously. There would be opportunities to see each other. But selfishly he realized that this was another moment of transition for him. It wasn't just their moving. Other things were changing in his life. For the first time in years, he felt unmoored from the world, unsure of his place in it.”
The hour of the wolf
“The moonlight shone through the cracks in the drapes, illuminating the parts of her not covered by bed sheets. Unlike his restless spirit, she was in a deep slumber for the last few hours. Sleep came almost as quickly as she had. It was the first time they'd made love that night, but one of a thousand times over the years.”