It’s almost my birthday. I realize I’ve been waiting for more than half a century to get better, to get smarter, to get happier. That’s...

I remember the invitations, thick cursive letters charmingly embossed atop flat pearl cards. I remember the dinner parties, cloth napkins...

There is something about moving out that just makes me sick. It’s like being forced to dissect the contents of your vomit after an entire...

The population of Mercy was moderate with very few children. You could say that they were all children no matter how old they were, they...

I tap the pack of American Spirits on my palm, pretty sure I hadn’t smoked them all. My body has been on autopilot since I was yanked...

I was used to men leaving. When Danaris closed the door behind him, I didn’t cry out, “Please don’t go!” No. No one can stop a man from...

Inez Milholland, gladiator style white cape, eighteen hand andalusian grey mare leads 10,000 feet, the rhythm of fate's loom booms....

It was perhaps the worst idea ever for a bar mitzvah theme. One can understand where it came from, of course. Henry – the boy – or man of...

You’re turning twenty-one today Happy Birthday, boy I knew once I’m ready to go now to flow away from dreams of you – But I’m happy for...

I wanted to be an Eva Joia Girl. They were chic, bitchy-looking, blonde brooding beauties. Blank-faced and sure, dark blue-eyed and...

I drink from the skull of my father The poison delicious, dark lager It fuels return fire, and his ire Inspires within me the bitch and...

I step into the hallway, bare feet touching cold tile. I try to ignore the cobwebs dangling in corners where the low ceilings and walls...