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Wednesday, August 6, 2025

A Love For The Ages - Opening

A Love For The Ages by Verwayne Greenhoe Georgina Lewis felt the butterflies in her stomach take wing again as she pulled into the parking lot of her very first job. She had been the neighborhood babysitter for four years, but this was an actual job. Turning the engine off, Georgina, or “Georgie” as... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Jackie & Ken - Part Twenty Three FINAL

EPILOGUE – Morning, Again When Jackie came downstairs, the coffee had already brewed, which meant Ken had been up before her. That was new. She padded into the kitchen barefoot, wearing one of his shirts and her old flannel pajama pants. Her hair was a mess, and her eyes were still heavy with sleep,... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 4, 2025

Jackie & Ken - Part Twenty Two

The Ask Ken didn’t hear her come in. He was out back, sitting on the steps of the deck, a beer half-warm beside him, eyes fixed on the tree line where the sun had disappeared hours ago. He looked tired, not physically, but in the way a man looks when he’s been carrying something too heavy, too long,... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 3, 2025

Jackie & Ken - Part Twenty One

If It All Falls Apart Jackie sat in her car, parked on the side of a road she didn’t remember turning onto. Her hands were clenched around the steering wheel, her knuckles white. The world outside was still. The sun was about gone, becoming dusk, settling into full darkness, a golden glow dying... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, August 2, 2025

Jackie & Ken - Part Twenty

The Hold Ken sat on the edge of his bed, elbows on his knees, phone in hand. The dark screen meant no new messages, and he hadn’t moved in for over an hour. He’d replayed the moment Jackie walked out at least a dozen times. The look in her eyes. Not anger. No rage. Just... hurt. Deep hurt. The kind... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, August 1, 2025

Jackie & Ken - Part Nineteen

Fault Lines It started with a phone call Jackie wasn’t supposed to hear. She wasn’t snooping; she was walking back from the porch after watering the hanging plants, humming, feeling light. How you feel when life has finally stopped makes you hold your breath. Ken was in the kitchen, back turned,... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 31, 2025

Jackie & Ken - Part Eighteen

Night Music The week had been a mess, marked by late nights, spilled coffee, a leak under the sink, and a PTA meeting that ended with Jackie wondering if third-grade math was secretly a government test of human patience. So when Ken texted: “ Dinner. Dancing. You. Me. Tonight? ” She almost replied,... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Jackie & Ken - Part Seventeen

The Ones Watching Brunch at the cafe on Elm had always been a small tradition — mismatched mugs, warm cinnamon rolls, and that corner table near the window that caught just enough sunlight. But today, something about the air felt different. Ken had his arm around Jackie’s shoulders, not... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Jackie & Ken - Part Sixteen

The Map We Make It was a Sunday morning quiet—the kind where coffee tasted richer and the world moved just slow enough for two people to catch up. Jackie leaned against the counter in Ken’s kitchen, fingers wrapped around a warm mug, watching him pull leftover waffles from the toaster like it was... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 28, 2025

Jackie & Ken - Part Fifteen

The Quiet Shift Three days had passed since Jackie stayed over. Not all of them together, but enough that something in the air between them had changed. There wasn’t a spark. Not a bolt. Something slower. Steadier. Like the slow turn of the tide after a storm. They’d had two more long conversations.... Sign in to see full entry.

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