A Night Out
I’m too old to be here, but nobody seems to notice. I hope I’m passing as a cool older sister and not a lurking mom,…
Author: S.J. Elliott
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The Text Message
A chirp, a buzz, a flashing light. Phones work hard to let you know there is someone trying to get ahold of you. If I…
California Thunderstorm
I opened my eyes. Something had disturbed my restless sleep, but I didn’t know what. Small slivers of orange light filtered in between the blinds…
Garlic Scented Snow Days
The fight was about garlic. A bulb of garlic that had been planted just a few weeks before. What a stupid argument, she thought as…
The Blonde
Bobby smelled bad. Like, really bad. It wasn’t completely his fault, he had some kind of glad problem, but he didn’t do much to take…
I Loved You True (an excerpt)
Leslie Bordeaux wasn’t nearly as soft or as rich as his name sounded, but he wasn’t as mean or as poor as he looked. “Might…