Marriage: the Words  and Deeds that Work

Marriage: the Words and Deeds that Work

I used to lament that my mother didn’t include me in meal prep, No matter, I married a traveling salesman, so nightly meal prep wasn’t necessary in our realm. Besides, cooking for one is not fun. Lean Cuisine and other frozen meal makers sufficed for me. A...
Wife as Golden Retriever

Wife as Golden Retriever

I’ve desired a pet – specifically a Golden Retriever – for decades, but my husband persistently resists. “We’re gone too much,” he states. (we do travel a lot, but kennels exist) “I’d likely have to feed and walk it...
Never Taking Travel for Granted again

Never Taking Travel for Granted again

Today is my __ wedding anniversary. My husband retains that stat. I can only say that I can’t recall life without him. We share many of the same values: truth, honesty, sense of humor, goals, and on and on and on… Neither takes themself too seriously. We...
THE INCIDENT: 1st character pov

THE INCIDENT: 1st character pov

OMG. What a morning! Though I’d only had three appointments, all the clients’ marriages were beyond salvation. I was as drained as a city’s water reservoir during the recent drought. I’d talked ‘til I was blue in the face. I’d talked until I’d run out of ideas and...