Saving Valentine’s Day
I hadn’t learned my lesson from last year. “I forgot about Valentine’s Day,” I confided to my best friend Alex. We were waiting at the Metro Center for the blue line…
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Final Kiss
The painting, ink and watercolor on handmade Japanese paper, spoke to me. Two women, cheek to cheek, share a tender moment. Bold strokes of black ink outline their faces while hues…
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Coffee on Mondays
As Marianne strode toward Miss Dottie’s room, she passed the rooms of other residents. Next to each suite number, two shelves displayed mementos of the occupant’s life—wedding photos, figurines, and signs…
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The Kings’ Deception: A Fairy Tale
Vladimir had known Roksana since they were children. As the only heir to Slavansk’s throne, she was crowned queen at an early age, when her parents died from the plague. That…
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Burning Rage
Outraged by the aggressiveness of an old acquaintance, twins Savine and Wallace Marek seek requital from a higher power.
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Butterflies
“Maybe it’s the curse of modern humanity that pulls us into the cocoon of our own lives. Our salvation is the capacity to reemerge with wings and take flight like a…
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Satin Slippers
I pulled the 35-year-old photo from my purse and handed it to her. It was nestled in front of a piece of cardboard inside a plastic sandwich bag. “Ohhh.” She let…
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The Boy in the Woods
She heard a boy’s voice that said, “There she is.” The words were quiet, as though they were a whisper in her head. Lee Anne stopped pumping her legs, opened her…
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Don’t Shoot the Squirrels!
I learned early on there ain’t no gettin’ rid of the squirrels ‘round here. The damned critters run back and forth across my roof all day, chew my wood siding, nest…
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The Perfect Gift
This gift was just perfect, so what else could I do except hope that dear Santa sends this gift to you! A week before Christmas and all through the place I…
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Forbidden Union
Khufukaef was one of the inhabitants of the Theban hills. They were strange people, with powers the Egyptians did not possess. There were stories of miracles. Blades that could cut the…
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Lori Matsourani, Author
