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…

Summer Session

   Anna loved the campus this time of year. It was so quiet, so peaceful. There was a light mist falling- not an annoying rain, but rather a cooling fog of tiny droplets. She adjusted…