Castoffs I didn’t say half of what I wanted That day we met for the last time Complaining about the weather and working too hard giving you countless opening for reassuring words which never came You didn’t say half of... Continue Reading →
How Things Happen And you had no idea They were coming. The neighbor who turns ugly about your Dog. The girl you had your eye on all those months at night school And you hear she got engaged to the... Continue Reading →
Funeral Sandwiches It comes down to the ceremony now, the detail. Pressing your shirt with the cutaway collar, not too much starch, the way you liked it. I sent the shoes that were a bit small, but they were so... Continue Reading →
The Sleepover by Tricia McCallum A Friday morning, Grade Six, and all anyone could hear was the conspiratorial talk of the girls’ sleepover planned for that night. I kept waiting for the tap on my shoulder, the invite whispered in... Continue Reading →
Too Late Tomorrow by Tricia McCallum Fates ride on little moments. Outcomes of entire lives can rest on the seemingly miniscule. Fresh from another of her parent's brawls the little girl shuffles to school. She needs a sign today that... Continue Reading →
The Island Dog by Tricia McCallum He is everyone’s, Yet he is no one’s. Vacationers arrive, discover him, dote on him for two weeks, then disappear. He is their holiday project, a story they’ll tell over dinner at home. Some... Continue Reading →
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