BETWEEN BUSINESS CARDS™ – Short stories, small truths, quiet ahas

Johnny Ringo’s Last Ride

Rusted barbed wire sagged between crooked weathered posts. Dust clouds spewed from our back tires like a roiling prairie storm, covering the mesquite-lined ditch banks and blanketing the tufts of…

Luckie Street

A back hallway led us to an elevator door tucked behind the restaurant. Richard and I had weaved through the dining tables of Ted’s Montana Grill, inhaling the mouth-watering smell…

Empty Nester

A scream bounced off the side of the house, disturbing a green heron roosting in the dune vegetation. It was mine. When I’m startled, I yelp — a short high-pitched…

Nailed It

My nails were never glamorous. Short and trimmed, they were practical — fitting easily inside latex exam gloves. Well-suited for a busy life as a mom and physician. But when…

Kissed by Paul Simon

The beveled glass of an empty Yoo-Hoo bottle sparkled under the fluorescent lights, spinning wildly as the eighth graders held their breath. Floorboards squeaked above us as we sat on…

Between Business Cards

This is Between Business Cards

Between Business Cards is a collection of short stories. Small ones, mostly — about ordinary moments that turn out to be bigger than they look. The name is the place a lot of us land: after one role ends and…

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Travel & Reflection

Johnny Ringo’s Last Ride

Rusted barbed wire sagged between crooked weathered posts. Dust clouds spewed from our back tires like a roiling prairie storm, covering the mesquite-lined ditch banks and blanketing the tufts of buffelgrass. Richard and I were exploring the Wild West. Horses…

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