Pain and happiness, the Yin and Yang of love. The pain I feel is like the ebb and flow of the tide. Most of the time I feel it has gone away and then, every once in awhile a memory triggers the pain and it floods my whole being again…

It was Wednesday, had a 9-ball match that night. Losing my friend Michael who died on the job, while working at the phone company started a goodbye routine for my wife and me. We always kissed each other like it was the last passionate kiss of love we would ever…

Learning to be part of today’s new society. Married for thirty-two years and widowed for eight for a total of forty years makes me one of the newest kids on the social interaction block. Facebook and Instagram have been my first two social media account exposure. Just recently found out…

Saw you for the first time across the room. From my vantage point I clearly noticed your outer beauty. Coming to your table I said hello to a couple of friends there. Introduced myself to you and started a conversation. I found that you recently had a baby and thought…