Husband

A little bit of romance — Do you know how they say that when you meet your true love, you just know that’s the one? …

Putting my writing on hold can get frustrating. I fantasize about finding a cabin on Walden Pond and becoming a reclusive writer like Henry David Thoreau. He lived in his simplistic cabin there for two years and two months to escape over-civilization. He wouldn’t do very well today if he…

My husband never read my work until medium! I felt really happy yesterday. Yes, something happened that was unexpected but made me feel thrilled. My husband read one of my poems for the first time. By the way, we have been married for nearly thirty years, so this really is…

Prompt #23: Creature Comforts — Like you and every other human, I want to be comfortable. Thus, I’ve built a life filled with things that keep me especially warm and happy. But to name one thing… what a dilemma. This quandary — this supposedly easy writing prompt — made me feel inordinately spoiled. Do I…

I guess he’s a keeper! — Buying Christmas presents for my husband is a challenge. After all, what could he possibly need? He’s already got the best wife in the world! I’ve tried to get creative in the past few years. For instance, one year, I bought him tickets to see Gregg Allman. It was a…

It’s OK to have different friends and take separate vacations sometimes — My ex and I had some things in common but didn’t share all of our interests. We both enjoyed cooking and we liked trying small, hole-in-the-wall ethnic restaurants. We both liked to host small dinner parties (4–6 people total, including ourselves), and after we’d play cards or other games. …