The hotel convention center was spacious, but for them it felt like a closet. No matter who they talked to or where they could feel the others presence. Finally they had to break the ice

“How’s it been?”

“I’ve been good. Married now. One kid and another on the way.”

“Oh wow that’s great. Congrats. We’re engaged now.”

“Congratulations. Got a date set?”

“Not yet. Not yet.”

The convention continued b...

Tony’s head was pounding after smacking against the side wall of the truck. His parched mouth and bone dry eyes led him to believe he would not feel any different if he had woken in a nice bed. His eye’s slowly came into focus and he noticed a dark sky and unfamiliar faces. He moaned and laboriously made his way to sitting up.

“Where am I?”

“Hola amigo. ¿Dormiste bien?”

Shit.

The other men in th...

Beatrice was hungry.

The baby was crying, the microwave was beeping, her phone was ringing and Beatrice was hungry. The dog was whining, the cats were meowing, the coffee grinder was whirring and Beatrice was hungry.

She fed the baby with one hand, stirred coffee with the other and held a phone between her cheek and shoulder. Her breakfast would have to wait for a diaper change, and then anothe...