TBD (or, As Time Goes By)_Blue Bay Lane_You Have to Draw the Line_The Power of Ordinary
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TBD (or, As Time Goes By)
Part I: Seated for the mealIt was the third time they’d been out for dinner together during the past month. Spring was in the air—and perhaps—so was something else. While Hobohemia had nowhere near New York City’s abundance of gourmet eateries, the neighboring city across the Hudson River that they could see from the restaurantwww.onedoor.cc table they had just been seated to dine that evening, it still had some great spots to offer. The location he had chosen for them, with her consent of course was no exception.After one dry Grey Goose vodka martini each (ordered with a solitary olive and a bit dirty yet ...
Blue Bay Lane
The weather today is sticky. It usually is this time of year, but today is oppressive. As might be expected living in a town surrounded by water. Well, Minnesota wasn't called "Land of 10,000 Lakes" for nothing. But despite the humidity, I'm in good spirits. Even jovial, perhaps. The first week after school gets out is always the sweetest. And everyone in town seems to agree. Even the flowers seem brighter. Walking along, I remember not having plans to go anywhere. I decide to go to the lake. Seems logical in this kind of heat. My favorite is the small lake just north of Tustin Lake. It has so...
You Have to Draw the Line
YOU HAVE TO DRAW THE LINEThe PitcherAt twenty-eight, Maggie had three kids under three and a head full of distracted thoughts. She couldn't get over how much she had to do now that she had a new set of twins and a toddler. Her mother lived far away. Well, Maggie thought, she'd gotten a lot done today. She took the twins for their six month check-up; just shy of 15 pounds, they were a bit small but healthy. Teddy needed new shoes and he chose brown ones. She even got a haircut, shorter and fashionably messy, because she couldn't stand looking at herself. Then Maggie picked up the dry cle...
The Power of Ordinary
Shane wasn’t like most super heroes. He didn’t come from a far away planet or get bitten by a radioactive spider. In truth, he was the last person you would expect to save the world, but in his own little way he did just that. The Parker’s, Mary Louise and Peter, had long since given up hope of having a child when Mary found out she was pregnant. The news, however, was as welcome as it was shocking. It was probably for this reason that they seemed to be the only two people not disappointed when Shane was born with an extra chromosome. From his first day on earth, his dad called him “Clark Ke...