Is that how it ends for the one left behind? Alone in your home, curled up in bed, as a heart attack ravages your body? Unable to call for help? A mere two weeks ago we, the occupants of what we named Widow’s Row, laughed at how we all fell into the same small subdivision.… Continue reading Widow’s Awakening
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Dating Pinnacle
Dating at the Granddaddy of All Sites, the pinnacle of dating, will be different, right? I watched eagerly, while couple after couple met, fell madly in love and, yes, married! My fingers twitched as they put in those fatal sixteen digits of my credit card for three glorious months of partnering. Of course, based on… Continue reading Dating Pinnacle
Dating – Meeting Romeo
It finally happened. A Romeo from one of the dating sites wanted to meet me for dinner at a nice restaurant. Instant nerves. What does a 66-year old Juliet know about dating? Geez-o-flip, I haven’t dated outside of my husband in over 48 years and frankly, I’ve forgotten how. Just as I recently discovered that,… Continue reading Dating – Meeting Romeo
Dating Site Rejection
As a writer I am used to getting those nasty little rejection slips. In my younger days, each impersonal form letter broke my tender heart. Over the years I discovered they were much worse than originally thought. While pouring out of my heart and soul to strangers, literally begging the publisher to take pity… Continue reading Dating Site Rejection