[This is the final part of Preparation a 4 part story. You may want to read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 before you continue.] As the taxi pulled away from the bistro I thought about how I sometimes can really surprise myself. I used to think about how I was too eager to [...]
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Preparation – Part 4
Posted in Fiction, Long, Preparation on January 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Preparation – Part 3
Posted in Fiction, Long, Preparation on January 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
[This is part 3 of Preparation a 4 part story. You may want to read Part 1 and Part 2 before you continue.] The question, “how many women?” I’d asked was hanging over the proceedings like a bad stink. Brian had frozen, he’d been freed for a second into saying something that he clearly truly [...]
Preparation – Part 1
Posted in Fiction, Long, Preparation on December 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Last night I dreamt of mandarins again. I know I’m worrying about the meal. Why do I put myself through it? Twenty people for Christmas lunch. I used to think it was for the kids so they would grow up seeing their family. And lately I’ve convinced myself that I’m doing it for Bob. He [...]
