Twas a cool breeze out that night on the streets of Manhattan, but for me, it was as frigid as the snow queen herself. I felt the icy stare of me mistress, my friend, see straight through me as if I were nothing but a ghostly figure, not even there. To her, I may haveContinue reading “Irish Eyes”
Category Archives: women’s fiction
Dreaming In a Wartime Christmas
Author’s Note: This is a brief peek of a WWII historical romance novel You’ll Never Know… that will be released in Jan-Feb 2021 about the whirlwind romance and lovesick heartache of a a USO singer and her boyfriend on a ship in the Atlantic during the later part of the war. Thousands of miles apart,Continue reading “Dreaming In a Wartime Christmas”
I choose
On primary election day many years ago, my husband and I went to our polling location together. He was ahead of me in line and asked for a particular party ballot, as was required of our state in a primary election. When it was my turn, I asked for my party ballot, which happened toContinue reading “I choose”
The Main Connection
My husband and I bought the Main Plantation outside Charleston on a lark. We retired five years agoand after thousands of games of golf and a closet full of paint by numbers canvasses, we needed asecond career. So the Main B and B began. The name shows it’s a bed and breakfast and also namesContinue reading “The Main Connection”
Mary-Go-Round
Mary-Go-Round “In ten miles, turn left at Exit 104,” said the kindly GPS voice. After school, Katie has band practice, then Holly has dance, and Robbie has to get to guitar lessons, Mary thought. Do I have a lasagna in the fridge for dinner? Mary’s daily commute gave her ninety whole minutes to herself eachContinue reading “Mary-Go-Round”
Taken for a Ride
Purchasing a first car was a rite of passage. It was a sign of adulthood, that you could survive on your own in the real world. But before the internet, buying a car required a little more work. The only source of information was blue books and the wisdom of prior generations. I sought helpContinue reading “Taken for a Ride”