When I walked inside the house, after my night out with Stanley, my mother was waiting for me. I got the impression, by the items I saw on the coffee table, ...

After that day in the park with Stanley, everything changed. We had six more dates in the few weeks that followed, and although we continued to get more comf...

The next two days dragged on, the way time always does when you’re excitedly looking forward to something. I couldn’t wait for my second date with Stanley, e...

I leave the radio turned off as I drive home from my date so I can contemplate my current outcome and get ahead of my mother’s questions. Clearly, my ideas s...

After my failed attempt at canceling my date, I continue with the rest of my morning trying to distract myself. Washing shampoo out of my hair in the shower,...

The light seeping in through my eyelids stirs me from my sleep. I blink a few times then open my eyes as the ceiling comes into focus. Looking over at the wi...

It’s Sunday evening which means roast chicken, canned corn, rolls, and salad for dinner. The same meal I’ve had every Sunday since I was a child. The only di...

It’s the morning of the big sale at the Yarn Barn, and my mother is rushing me down the stairs, poking me in the back as we go. “Hurry up, if I don't get the...

The sound of a TV blaring, from the floor below, wakes me from my sleep and I sit up in bed feeling disoriented. My eyes are heavy and thick and my body is a...

There’s nothing wrong with the shows I watch. Like she’s any judge with her Wheel of Fortune or Family Feud. I sink in the tub as my mother's words bounce ar...