"Snap Judgment""Time!" the facilitator called. "Gentlemen, stand up and move to the next table. Everyone, fill out your cards ( Read more... )

For Love of the Game

It's go time.

House lights down,
batter up,
take your marks,
start the clock.

Breathe.

Wait.
Where are the butterflies?
Where are the nerves?
Why aren't I scared?

Action!
Play ball!
GO!
Shuffle up and deal!

Okay. Let's play.Something's not right ( Read more... )

Lean On Me

(These stories are true, as far as I can remember. Names have been changed.)I shift uncomfortably in Maria's chair as she talks on the phone. "No, it was good...They screamed, they hugged me...yeah. Alright, gotta go. Love you!" Maria hangs up on her mother ( Read more... )

"Lost Lamb"Kay sat uncomfortably in the easy chair by the fire, fiddling with the diamond ring on her finger. George walked in from the kitchen, newspaper under his arm and a drink in each hand. "Only the finest illegal alcohol for you, my dear ( Read more... )

Explosive

"What do you need right now?" I say, calmly, staring at the face on the monitor with tears welling in her eyes. That's my default question when I don't know what else to say, which happens rather frequently.

Her answer is one she's given before at similar moments. "Be angry with me." Though I've heard her say this before, I still don't ( Read more... )

"Don't Speak""Can I get you gentlemen anything else?" Emma, our waitress, stood poised with her pen hovering over her order pad ( Read more... )

"Making a Scene"Dr. Goodman sighed as he stared at the couple on the screen. Adam and Desiree had just finished a heated argument, and while it was ostensibly about whether to get a dog, it had devolved into something much more difficult to listen to ( Read more... )

E Unum, Pluribus

( Does he know you feel this way? )

"Confessions"

Trigger warning for discussion of domestic and sexual abuse.
( What don't I know? )