Pastiche in the Style of Turgenev

Summer Love
The bar was packed. Purple and black jerseys were standing shoulder to shoulder, but three childhood friends found an open booth by a window where they could still hear each other talk. Not more than 30 seconds after they sat down, Beth rolled her eyes and leaned into the table with a smirk on [...]

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23 Days…

Until settlement, at which point we can begin slowly moving into our new home.  While Mike was out with his dad this evening, I started packing a few boxes.  It’s amazing how much stuff we have–just a ton of little things, you know.  I’m not sure how we’re going to manage the boxes as they [...]

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Feeling Nervous

It’s almost August and, to be completely honest, I’m getting nervous about my Fall class.  As summer neared, I promised myself I’d write a few short stories to prepare for the upcoming workshop.  This was an important promise because I know that without preparing, I’ll likely flounder.  Now summer is near its fraying ends and [...]

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Been a While

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged.  I just haven’t had anything interesting to say, and no progress in the fiction writing corner of my life.  I have a nice long weekend ahead, starting tomorrow, so hopefully progress will be made.  I’ve had my mind on the housing market again and that always leads to [...]

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Maybe a Prologue

Olivia didn’t cry when her daddy went to prison, or when her mama skipped out of town with her suitcase and the Jehovah witness she’d met on her doorstep.  But she did cry the summer the Captain died.   
Everyone expected the ancient mariner to go by sea:  down with his ship or while hauling on the [...]

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