Two Suns

Written with the prompts:  a game you see, celebrate, shut it down, pleasure, beans for dinner, friends of friends, especially the pants, jumped into Gary’s lap, if you start now, this old lamp, stranger with no hat, she had two sons, good girl with bad habits, as the door opened she knew, Mommy’s candy, green bird … Continue reading Two Suns

While Sorting the Laundry, Mandy Thinks About Death

Mandy pulls out delicate items—silk blouses, rayon skirts, summer weight T shirts that could shrink in the heat of the dryer.  All the while yesterday’s conversation with Eric’s widow plays and re-plays.  He was alive yesterday morning.  Donna seemed hopeful, unconcerned even.  Or was she?  Was she unaware, naive, in denial?  Or was she softening … Continue reading While Sorting the Laundry, Mandy Thinks About Death