No Rest For The Wicked

Category: Year of the Horse

  • A Day in the Life at the End of an Era

    A Day in the Life at the End of an Era

    A tale of thirty years

    January 27, 2026

    It was midafternoon and I was driving my new car home from an appointment with Jared. I had just bought the car two months earlier as a present for my 50th Birthday. I had a fun time with Jared that day. Effective treatment with a bonus happy ending. It’s our usual way of doing things and we enjoy our arrangement. How far we’ve come..

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  • Above The Clouds

    Above The Clouds

    Here at 30,000 feet the weather is below and the sun is above; hot, bright, burning her face and unchanging.
    I’m not even speaking English now, she thinks in vague images.
    She’s sleep deprived and hungry but sees the edge of happiness on the horizon.

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