Marilyn lays in bed as she looks out the bedroom window. She watches a pair of hummingbirds fly past the big oak tree. Another beautiful morning, she thinks to herself as Anna enters the room. Marilyn and Anna have shared a room at an assisted care facility for just over 8 months. “Nice of you …
Why did I drink that large iced tea at lunch? I knew I had this staff meeting right after, and they can drone on for up to two hours. We were about an hour in when I started to feel that all too familiar urge to flee to the restroom. I normally would just get …
It was a bright afternoon on a Sunday. Today was the first weekend in April and the sun was shining. It made the 62-degree weather feel like 80. I stopped at the bodega near my house for a pack of cigarettes. I was determined to quit…tomorrow. I have failed many times before, but my fiancé …
It was another 100+ degree day in July on the 10 freeway somewhere between Arizona and New Mexico. Alex was driving his 2008 Honda civic, while his girlfriend of 3 years, Abby, attempted to find a radio station that would come in clearly. “I give up,” Abby leaned back in the passenger seat. “We must …
The Mask: Wow, did she really have to add extra onions for lunch? It’s bad enough she is constantly spitting, talking, breathing into me with her normal, hot breath, but the ungodly smell of leftovers is killing me. I wish the pack of masks that I came with included a bottle of mints. Ouch, stop …