A man can take only so much. Even a phony man like me.
She had searched for just the right guy; sensitive and gentle and willing to wait. Quite a long search, of course. She was looking for some imaginary man who cared more about having someone to talk to and see movies with than he needed to have sex, b...
The mind picks some very bad times to take a walk doesn't it?
Really now: If you can't get me my newspaper on time, how can you expect me to refrain from killing people?
But what could I do? Be stupid for a while? I wasn't sure I knew how, even after so many years of careful observation.
Or was he saying, "Hi! Wanna play?" And I did. Of course I did.
After a long moment I closed the freezer door. I wanted to lie down and press my cheek against the cool linoleum. Instead I reached out with my little finger and flipped the Barbie's head. It went thack thack against the door. I flipped it again. Tha...
I am unlovable...I have tried to involve myself in other people, in relationships, and even - in my sillier moments - in love. But it doesn't work. Something in me is broken or missing and sooner or later the other person catches me Acting or one of ...
It was such an unexpected and genuine smile that if I only had a soul I'm sure I would have felt quite guilty.
I was good at being charming, one of my very few vanities.
