
Beyond Romance
I called Betsy from a phone booth in Edenton, North Carolina,…

Hurrying to Elsewhere
Leaving church, I drove out to the Oconaluftee River, found a…

Empty As A Pillowcase
I had known women who wanted children, who had spooked me. One…

Rooster May Crow
The impulse hit me like remembering something you forgot when…

The Glitter of Her Laughter
I was still wearing the clothes I had slept in, and couldn’t…

Ripe
My loneliness had reached a point where I no longer acknowledged…

Dolphin in the Water
The wave action we were caught in made pulling the anchors dicey. …

Signals
I made another bad choice of anchorage that night. For reasons…