Now it was time to get down to brass tacks. Mack and I began to move quickly toward the fulfillment …
Read MoreThe Shrine: Chapter 12
This announcement threw me for a loop. My hurt at his calm rejection of my love was now superseded by …
Read MoreThe Shrine: Chapter 11
Mack blew just exactly the way you’d expect him to. Quietly. “I think you’re both forgetting something,” he said, raising …
Read MoreThe Shrine: Chapter 10
“Now, wait a minute. Now wait just one darn minute, here,” I heard myself saying. I cleared my throat. What …
Read MoreThe Shrine: Chapter 9
Nine-thirty on a beautiful Saturday morning in October, and I entered the kitchen in my house an emotionally exhausted man. …
Read MoreThe Shrine: Chapter 8
In the space of silence, my emotions stabilized and my sanity crept back. But still I kept my hand over …
Read MoreThe Shrine: Chapter 7
“Doug? Doug?” “Huh?” “There you are. I didn’t find him. I went all over town. I guess you didn’t either.” …
Read MoreThe Shrine: Chapter 6
“Gone? What do you – ?” I stared stupidly, knowing in the flash of a microsecond that yes he was …
Read MoreThe Shrine: Chapter 5
I’m an intelligent person, you know. I’m not a fool. I’m smart, and rational, and logical. I’m a CPA, for …
Read MoreThe Shrine: Chapter 4
I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything so wretchedly pitiful in my life as poor Mack throwing up on himself. …
Read MoreThe Shrine: Chapter 3
Clothes. That’s all that was on top, anyway. I was almost disappointed. A blue denim work shirt, a pair of …
Read MoreThe Shrine: Chapter 2
Women. Pretty women. I was suddenly surrounded by them, and my body went on Red Alert. I shrank to the …
Read MoreThe Shrine: Chapter 1
I don’t usually pick up hitchhikers. Actually, I almost never do. I’ve only picked up a couple in my whole …
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