The Way Back Around: Chapter 3 Upon seeing the first familiarly-named family restaurant, I took to navigating back toward it from the nearest highway exit and around the side roads. The parking lot was conveniently placed between both a motel and the place I had spotted. Hanna watched the wide sign pass by as weContinue reading “Summer Heat”
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The First Leg
The Way Back Around: Chapter 2 After deciding upon the course of action, I turned on the TV once again to stave off the cold silence of the living room. After scanning past the game to get a quick glance at the score- my team a touchdown behind- I settled on a cooking show inContinue reading “The First Leg”
The Land Called LA
The Way Back Round: Chapter 1 The day was Friday. I watched the clock on the corner of my computer screen as the last-minute call from a customer brought me five, then ten minutes past my departure time, and closer to the beginning of the game. With a barrage of thanks-yous and goodbye’s from theContinue reading “The Land Called LA”
In Excess
Chapter One [Maybe? This may or may not continue, as NaNoWriMo approaches once again.] Nicholas Spear was a bonafied expert in living paycheck-to-paycheck. It was a delicate balancing act for him- always knowing what was excess and what was necessary. Was the bus pass to the outlet with its monthly sale going to balance outContinue reading “In Excess”
Poppycock
Sunshine and Poppycock: Chapter 4 [Final] That following late afternoon when I awoke, I found that my mom had come and gone from one job to another, having left behind much-needed groceries somewhere in between. I double checked the date to confirm that it was, indeed, her payday. I was also surprised to find thatContinue reading “Poppycock”