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

Peter Pan and Wendy

A firefly landed on the patio table next to me. He was not glowing. Pulling off my heels, I rested my swollen feet on the table next to him. He…

Recovering Sexagenarian

I admit it. I’m recovering from the last decade. I’m transitioning out of my full-time job as an unabashed sexagenarian. Sure, there have been moments of wild abandon: going to…

Where the Rio Grande Roams

It lay coiled on the pavement, soaking in the morning heat after surviving a chilly desert night. The western diamondback knew the land. It wouldn’t lie there long before it…

Bob Dylan Slept Here

Is there something that transforms one from ordinary person to celebrity? Something that separates them from the rest of us? And allows a legacy to grab hold. It was not…

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…

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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Peter Pan and Wendy

A firefly landed on the patio table next to me. He was not glowing. Pulling off my heels, I rested my swollen feet on the table next to him. He didn’t move. “Can I tell you about my day, honey?”…

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