Short Story


“I mean it, Chaz. I want out.”

“Aw, c'mon, baby. We're so good together.”

We were sitting in a fishermen's bar in Gloucester, a dim, seedy place well off the tourist track. Any stranger who wandered in here was likely to stagger out with an empty wallet and a few less teeth. But for us, tucked into our regular booth at the back, it was the safest place north of Boston ... 
When William Taylor introduces himself to Andrea Jensen, she is dumbfounded by her daughter's inappropriate choice of boyfriend. It's not that William isn't attractive...
Geographically challenged Caitlin gives the handsome stranger perfect directions... or not ... 
Whenever I go out with my friend Sophie, men only have eyes for her. The handsome stranger in the grocery store is a case in point. Or is he?
A blind date from hell soon had me daydreaming about my flaky but fascinating ex...