Smokers Club

It was an unseasonably warm afternoon for December- hard to imagine they were predicting snow over the weekend- but that was fine with Teresa. Having the club fair outside meant that she could demonstrate what…

Smoking Project

The snow was still falling. Tiffany looked out the window and turned up the radio, listening to the school delays.     The phone rang.     She picked it up and said “Hi, Mom.”     “How’d…

Development

With three teenaged girls living in the house, this was bound to happen sooner or later.    Hillary sat down in her chair and looked in the pack, counting again.    Four of the Marlboro…

Innocence and Guilt

“You do know how hard this has been for me the last three years, raising you alone, don’t you ?”    Daphnie looked at her mother and sighed. This was going to be so unpleasant.…

Family Ties

Dear Diary (1 Jan 98),    Well, we hardly know each other, yet I find myself telling you my resolutions for the new year.    – Lose ten pounds.    – Tell Marcus that I’d…

The Circle

   Lori rolled down her car window slowly. It was beastly hot out on the highway, and as always on Friday, the road was packed with out-of-staters heading for the Cape or other shore points…

Hunting Vampires

Lisa sat across the table from Mark and watched him eat the tail end of his sandwich the way a vulture watched a dying man.    As soon as he mouthed that final bite, she…

We are both found of

 “Dad ?” Janice asked, so hesitantly that he knew she was about to ask a question she fully expected to be answered with a no.    “What is it, honey ?”    “Is it all…