Lust (A Flash Fiction Story)

It was a Saturday several years ago in downtown Pittsburgh. Paul Bremmer and Colleen Hammond sat opposite each other in a booth in a corner in the back. “No,” he said. “You’re wrong.” “Five years and you want more time,” she said. “I’m sick of it.” “What the hell does he have?” “Me.” “No, he doesn’t have [...]

Thanksgiving Day

It’s a bright, cold morning in Pittsburgh.  Time to take the stuffed chicken breasts out of the refrigerator and put them in the crock pot. It’s days like this one that I wish I went to church.  It’s always better to belong to a community to celebrate a holiday like Thanksgiving. But I’ll celebrate this [...]

Quiet Time

It’s 10:00 pm Wednesday.  The apartment building is quiet.  I’ve just finished watching an episode about the modern British Monarchy on public television. In the refrigerator are four stuffed chicken breasts that I bought at Shure Save in Bloomfield.  Maybe I’ll eat one tomorrow for Thanksgiving.  Since I don’t have to be back at the [...]