I was having lunch with my cousin, Tia. We hadn’t seen each other for a while so there was a lot of catching up to do. She was working at an advertising company while I was in my third year at university. I was studying Sociology. She was engaged to a Nigerian man she met… Read More Drusilla’s Story
“Mommy, Mommy,” Kevon cried, running to her. Alarmed, Inez reached down and picked him up. “What’s the matter, Baby?” she asked. “Grandma said that Daddy’s in Hell because he killed a man.” “Go and tell Auntie Hilda goodbye while I speak to Grandma.” She put him down and he ran off. Inez turned to… Read More Defending Joe
I want to tell somebody but who will believe me? Who will believe that the man who uses me for a punching bag is one of New York’s finest? I’m just a former exotic dancer who had the misfortune of getting hooked up with the wrong man. I guess I was flattered by the attentions… Read More Sherry’s Story
Myra was waiting outside her building for a taxi when she saw Cody coming down the sidewalk. She hadn’t seen him since the breakup. He looked so good in that uniform. Nothing had changed. She was still crazy about him. Her heart began to pound as he walked over to her. Although she was in… Read More Free Again
To the casual observer he was a regular bloke sitting on a picnic table in the park having coffee, a cheese burger and fries but he was a retired cop waiting for his ex-partner’s widow. She called him that morning and asked him to meet her here. He knew it was dumb of him… Read More Jenny
Notes to Women 