I saw him standing by himself, nursing a beer. He looked just like I how I remembered him. He was alone but alert, terse but desperate for a conversation and an observant variety of shy. I hadn’t seen him for years and quickly made my way to him to say hello. David welcomed me with[…]
The rightful owner It wasn’t her fault that it took so long. I struggled to teach her everything right. It began with how she perceived differently. I noticed the signs, the neighboring lanes and the oncoming obstacles. I could anticipate the behavior of the beings around us and yet she seemed blind to the obvious.[…]
the ground we covered On our first wedding anniversary together, we chose Nashville over Florida. We chose to drive rather than fly. We spent the day at a National Park and rather than a spa. Along the green river, before a cave exploration hike, I gifted her pendant and then we changed from our hiking[…]
The next attack I haven’t told her about this. It can be excruciating, the want of a car. Not any car, but that car. There are elements of pure joy and hurt. These moments are interspersed but not in equal measure. The pain takes the lead role until you get the keys in your hand.[…]
Circulating overflow David’s waiting game had its consequences. Largely, they were damaging. This profound thought did not dawn upon him as he climbed peaks in South America or when he floated in the Bavarian seas. It wasn’t even the fact that he was actively counting years and checking off his birthday, year after year. Rather,[…]
David could hardly be considered a socialite. His past embroiled in stealing Aston Martins had made him a recluse for many reasons. Even after he gave that up for Jennifer, he had remained his reticent self. He was also fairly awkward with Jen in most situations. This clumsiness she had once considered attractive, she hated[…]
“Jennifer”, he exhaled slowly as she turned around. As far as he could remember, she looked just as spectacular as she had when he had first lay eyes on her. Her eyes were lined with black mascara, her hair was longer and her crooked smile was just as intoxicating as she looked squarely upon him.[…]
Spring in Michigan is decidedly pointless. While it does warm up from the frigid winter temperature it is still not warm enough to shed winter wear. The Sun is covered constantly by a cloud cover and there is always the threat of lingering snow showers or even worse, freezing rain. The occasional chirping of the[…]
David was in his garage with his arms on the side, stationary. He appeared like a man who had a plan but wasn’t sure if there ever was a good time to act on it. In a stupor almost, David stood still, staring but not looking at what’s ahead. He almost always retired to his[…]
Lonely up there At 50,000, the Spaceship-Two disconnected from its mother ship, Virgin Eve. David was amused by how silent it had suddenly become. Before he could wrap his mind around the emptiness of outer atmosphere, the hybrid rockets on Spaceship two ignited. David was subjected to intense gravitational forces that pushed him squarely back[…]