Look, I am telling you, if you ever think about getting creative and clever to impress a date, don’t. It hardly ever works out well. And the more clever and creative you get, the more disastrous the results. You don’t believe me? …

Lydia sighed with relief when she saw the gray car parked outside the train station, as promised. For once during this trip, things went exactly as planned. The driver was doing something on his phone. Probably checking the Uber app. …

“He’s an asshole.” “Fuck him.” “You were too good for him, anyway.” “You deserve so much better!” Emma was grateful when the bell at the front door rang and she could get a little break from the well intended trash talk. News of her breakup had spread lightning fast, thanks…

There really was such a thing as love on first sight. That remarkable feeling of meant-to-be, that made the world fade to nothingness and all that existed for a moment is you and them. Of course, it only applied to items of clothing. Deborah was out shopping for something that…

One Tuesday morning, about two weeks after her twenty third birthday, Cassandra had woken up with a large bandage on her left shoulder. At least she had woken up in her own bedroom, and by herself, which was a bit of an improvement to other, similar mornings. The last thing…

“Hey, Linda. Dave asked me to give this to you.” Linda looked up from the book she was reading. Deborah handed her a small package and sat down next to her on the bench. “Why doesn’t he give it to you himself?” Deborah asked her best friend. Linda gave a…

Of course the computer didn’t want to do what she needed it to do. It was Monday morning, why would anything go easy? With a deep sigh Sonia picked up the phone and dialed the I.T. department. At least a little bit of luck, Brad was working today. They had…

It was ten past five. Each little tick of the clock made his heart beat faster. His palms started to get sweaty. Any moment now. He kept glancing at the glass double doors, while he busied himself pretending to wipe the counter with a cloth. At any moment she would…

It was hot. It should be cooling down this time of year, but the heat showed no signs of letting up. At least with the large windows all the way open a pleasant breeze blew in. The downside was the insects that blew in as well. But Jimmy had a…

Oh, Fuck! There it was, her notebook, the one with the little hearts on it. The one thing he never returned to the girl who had broken his heart and then trampled on the pieces. The notebook with all the pages she had filled with sweet, innocent little poems ripped…

When Tom was too busy to take her out to dinner on her birthday, she kept her cool. They were both adults after all, with busy lives, and getting a random Wednesday evening off could be difficult. …

It was a red woman’s bowler hat with a big red flower on the side she had noticed a few times before. Every time she passed the shop she was sure it would be gone. But there it was, still calling out to her. …

Alysa threw the ball with a confident smile on her face. It went higher and higher, seemed to hang in the air for a second before coming down and… It bounced off the ring and shot to the right. She stared at it with her mouth open, stunned. The girls…