
I studied Milton’s face as he rambled about himself and his past. Occasionally, I got a word in. “Milt, you said that before 9/11, you were king. What did you mean by that?” “Yes,” responded Milton, a bit too loudly. “King of the Mail Heap.” He was almost defiant in answering my question. “There was…

I managed about two bites of his Key Lime pie before Frank sucked down the rest like a Hoover on high.

Dating websites send email notifications daily. They reel you in, indicating, “Someone is interested in you.” “He likes you,” they write. “Do you like him?” They offer you a photo. Sometimes, those pics are pretty bad. I often wonder what these men think when they post their images. I’ve received pictures of men who have taken…

Don’t think that I wasn’t disappointed about this latest disaster. I’d had big expectations regarding a relationship with Reed and fell from an emotional high. I was also a bit afraid of my new, mysterious, one-way pen pal, a.k.a. Cathy. There was a time I looked forward to meeting Reed. I had only one picture of him…

By the end of May 2020, restaurants reopened for outdoor dining only. Philip asked me if he could take me out on a Saturday night. Wow. Such excitement. A real date. I worried that he’d want to stay overnight. I decided I’d deal with that later. Knowing me only via text, phone, a few meltdowns,…