Salt and Skin
The private beach had been a gift from my sister — a week alone at her coastal villa to recover from a breakup that had left me hollow. I arrived …
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THE DOG ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS
My name is Mason “Bear” Callahan, and I have been called many things in my sixty-one years. Biker. Veteran. Fool. But on the night of September 14th, kneeling on railroad …
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The Fitting
The boutique in SoHo was the kind of place that didn’t have price tags. You had to ask, and if you had to ask, you probably couldn’t afford it. But …
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The Wedding Video
My wedding day was supposed to be the happiest day of my life. White roses. A string quartet. My father walking me down the aisle. My mother crying tears of …
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THE DOG IN THE RAGING FLOOD
My name is Eddie “Preacher” Boone, and I have ridden through storms that turned the sky green and made the air taste like copper. I have felt hailstones the size …
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The Final Set
The gym had been my escape for six months. A place to sweat out the stress of a job I hated and a relationship that had ended in spectacular disaster. …
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The Eulogy That Exposed
The funeral was for my husband, Daniel. He had died suddenly—a heart attack at 52. I was 48, a widow, standing in a black dress at the front of the …
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Between the Shelves
The university library was a cathedral of silence after midnight. The main lights had been dimmed to a warm amber glow, leaving the towering shelves in shadow. I shouldn’t have …
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THE DOG ON THE CHAIN
My name is Mason “Bear” Callahan, and I have ridden through the American Southwest more times than I can count. I have seen the desert in every season. I have …
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The DNA Test
I met Marcus at my mother’s funeral. He was a stranger in the back row, wearing a black suit that didn’t fit quite right, his eyes red from crying. I …
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