Her: I hate being in limbo. Him: Are we in limbo? Her: Yes we’re in limbo! Him: What are we in limbo about? Her: We have two places, two lives, all this back and forth is all keeping our relationship in limbo. Him: I thought we were…happy? I’m happy. I didn’t know we were in [...]
Tags: relationship, single dad, single mom
Posted by Swati on Mar 28, 2010 in
Short Stories Old snapshots slid out as she opened her second suitcase. How deceptive photos were, she thought. Taken to capture something precious, but filled with posed smiles, concealing daily tragedies. She wondered if he would go home to the apartment that night. She pictured their lonesome dining table for a moment. On it were three carefully [...]
Tags: bologna, Divorce, Italy, relationship
Posted by Swati on Mar 26, 2010 in
Short Stories She had come to cherish the loneliness of her business trips. She sat on the bed, thinking. Next week they would welcome in the New Year. The same thoughts invaded her mind: commitment and loyalty in direct conflict with the submissive, claustrophobic ecosystem of her marriage. Marriage was an institution to be honored, respected. Two-and-a-half [...]
Tags: Marriage, New Years resolutions, relationship, short story
Posted by Swati on Mar 23, 2010 in
Divorce,
Short Stories “I’ll change. I’m trying…” He looked at her, tears slowly making their way down his cheeks. His pleas continued. At this moment, he was sober. Strange, she thought, how she couldn’t really hear his specific words. What once would have been irrelevant details to their conversations – the teeny coffee stain on her slacks, the [...]
Tags: relationship, short story, sober
Posted by Swati on Mar 19, 2010 in
Short Stories As she waited, she saw the outline of a woman’s reflection in the large glass store-front behind her bus stop. The woman emitted tired surrender, with slumped shoulders and little movement. Dreading, but knowing, she turned her head slowly for a direct glance at herself. Her own reflection kept startling her. When she woke, at [...]
Tags: cried, relationship, short story
Posted by Swati on Mar 12, 2010 in
Short Stories Carefully chiseled ice sculptures. Crisp table clothes. Gentle music. Dazzling flowers. She was so happy. She had spent a year planning every detail. Friends and relatives complimented her, as did he, now her husband. He was so handsome in his tux; and so loving, like when they first met. They fed each other cake, danced [...]
Tags: honeymoon, relationship
Posted by Swati on Mar 7, 2010 in
Short Stories “He’s gotten me flowers every week since we met in college,” declared Claire as soon as they sat down for brunch. “I am just so happy because…” the story continued. She was having trouble listening to Claire. Her throat was tightening and it became harder to take a deep breath. She sat very still, silently [...]
Tags: Christmas, relationship, short story
Posted by Swati on Mar 1, 2010 in
Short Stories She looked up at him, eyes filling. He glanced back at her, and quickly shifted his gaze away. She blinked her tears back. Neither spoke. She began to watch a small piece of fuzz floating peacefully to the couch. Her mind wandered to another time, another man. Tom. Tom was warm and kind. He had [...]
Tags: dated, married, relationship, short story
Remember last year when some publishers/publicists/agents had contacted me asking me to do book reviews? And I had said “of course” and then I received free copies of their books? Well, I’ve been *procrastinating*…but am now giving them the attention they deserve… This book is one I wish I had in hand as I began [...]
Tags: Beverly Hyman, career, children, Divorce, how to know if its time to go, James P. Perterson, Lawrence Birnbach, Marriage, money, Nicholas Zill, parenting, relationship, relationships, sex
