sibling rivalry

Here a Snafu, There a Snafu, Everywhere a Snafu The Volkswagen kept a steady pace with the flow of traffic. Lottie rarely had the opportunity to drive and wasn’t eager to get to Denny’s anytime soon. As far as she was concerned, her family were little more than acquaintances, except for Denny. [...]

Just as Jeff started to head back outside, she said, “Would you please go upstairs and tell Josh to turn down that music?” Denise was in the kitchen with her mother. She started the pie crust so that it would be ready when Jeff returned with the apples. [...]

Coach didn’t know Chopin from Mozart, but oh how he tried when they first started seeing each other. The memory made her smile until she glanced in her rearview mirror and thought the Caravan creeping up behind her could very well be her sister. Emily turned up the car stereo to drown out the [...]

He took a sip of his coffee, so strong he could almost taste the grinds, while Gail was still missing in action. She’d been in the ladies room a good ten minutes.           Gail had excused herself to hit the ladies room in the dive of a diner, which was nothing more than a roadside [...]

Allen surprises Lottie She was reminded of the time that Allen had dropped in unexpectedly at her and Sandy’s Greenwich apartment, which had been so odd to her. The Volkswagen kept a steady pace with the flow of traffic. Lottie rarely had the opportunity to drive and wasn’t eager to get to [...]

Here is Chapter Two in its entirety. Tomorrow I will begin installments of Chapter Three: “Here a Snafu, There a Snafu, Everywhere a Snafu.” I welcome you to share this with your friends. A writer’s life can be solitary…and even more so in these challenging times. I welcome your thoughts. [...]