GRANDE DAME LITERARY

Wherever we are, my mom and I love to go to diners for breakfast. We relish the low-key ambience, the speedy service, and not least, the...

I clicked off the hairdryer. "Oh, shit. No! Where is it?" I came out of the hotel bathroom and saw Maggie frantically searching through...

It’s better to meditate at sunrise, they say. Inhale two, three, four,  exhale two, three, four. I close  my eyes to look for my nothing...

“You should wear makeup, dearest, and find yourself a boyfriend.” Madame Constantinescu leaned and kissed me goodbye in front of the...

The squeal pierces the quiet Sunday afternoon. Unmistakably swine. I lift my head, wipe my bottom lip with the back of my hand. The muted...

a young girl in a white vest bombed  my shoulder and politely said “sorry madam.”  For a second I wanted to slap her back.  Instead I...

One Christmas, my husband gave me a gorgeous new pair of Women’s Power Streaker Winged Flyers RD 9560s. Six months later, with the grass...

My psychology professors won’t admit it, but to truly understand people, try spending some time as a waitress.              As a...

“All our affairs seem to be in order,” William told her that evening over coffee.  “And profits should be high this year.”            ...

Wake up, Angela, wake up, a timid voice whispered into Laura’s ear. Heart fluttering under her skin, her t-shirt drenched in cold sweat,...

Sarah and Annabelle finished their ahi tuna salads, sipped their iced teas, and asked for the check. “Feel like browsing?” Annabelle...

Little girl, finding comfort in your big strong arms Loving, safe – you were my everything What happened that first night When you...

I was always my mother’s favorite. But she was never mine. Yet, when my father died at the young age of 72, everything had to change. I...

We met I giggled You were serious I felt your heart even then Our souls said hello again Here we go A lifetime would pass 33 years to be...

My father was a difficult man. A talented violinist, a natural leader, he was unfulfilled in music and little appreciated in his...

Me: Dear Stress, thank you for being such a big part of my life for most of my life. You have helped me to know in my body what feels...

I have a massive scar on my right arm on the outside of my elbow. That scar means more to me than any tattoo I could ever get. It was a...

Bottles of the finest Scotch lined the oak-paneled wood walls where Dad and I sat at the bar in a bay side restaurant looking at the...

The moving man, stout as the load on his dolly, steered a dark wood cabinet into my mother’s apartment. He scanned the small studio,...

But who wouldn’t want to look that good in mismatched bra and panties? She’s not looking in the mirror she holds. Lying on loose sheets,...