Lu told me the other day she has enough ghosts vying for her time to keep us both company. She wants to hook me up with one. Thinks we make a good match. I suppose I could use the distraction. Meeting someone new might help me forget about my hobby. That'd be a welcome relief.…

To rescue a chair or picture frame from the refuse bin is one of Darla Varney's greatest delights. People ask her all the time questions like, "Hey Darla, where ya goin' with that sawhorse?" "Whatta ya goin' to do with that hubcap?" "Is that my Shop-Vac?" Darla wishes she had a few creative answers to…

Jeri leaves the same note, more or less, peeking out from under the base of the lamp on the nightstand. More often than not, there is a lamp and a nightstand. The rest of the details are up for grabs. Oh, and she's always a woman, but Jeri figures that could change one of these…

Bibi accepted Inez's invitation to come around to her house for a leisurely Sunday brunch. Asked to bring jam and a potted mum, Bibi thought it a much better option than waiting in the rain to be seated at the chi-chi bistro she'd been trying to get into for the past month. Inez made a…

Len wasn't happy unless he had multiple projects going. Jumping from one creative outlet to the next suited him since he had many interests and a restless disposition. Never bored, though. He just liked keeping things interesting. Woodwork was his favorite; or rather, it was a skill that came easily. The craft felt natural to…

The mask was said to have transformative powers. Sally discovered the cover up made her skin red and puffy. She hadn't counted on being transformed into an overripe raspberry. The mask made her twitchy, too. Sally's usually cool temperament gave way to crying jags and shouting matches. She was up for a tussle with just…

Millie locks herself away in a library where words are checked out one at a time. The pace makes lessons go ever so slowly, but Millie's grateful for the work. It forces her to build a place she could call home. The last thing Millie wants is to exist in someone else's footprint. So she sounds…

Gary heard them a lot. The inquiries into how he was feeling. His plans for the future. What he hoped to accomplish now that… Gary didn't like the pressure. Now that he was back in his parents' basement and seeing Dr. G. once a week. Right. What did he hope to accomplish? Well, for one, he…

Your Gary's a tough one to pin down. Oh, he's dependable and doesn't gripe much. Keeps that old tractor of mine hummin'. But damn me if he doesn't out and out make stuff up. Weird crap. Told me yesterday he's finally got a break in the case he's workin'. Case? What case? I didn't wanna…

It was the dream offer I'd been waiting for. It was a sign to let me know everything was all right, according to the story. I was transformed by mischief into a merry-go-round and whirled like a cyclone on my tailbone in the yard. Winifred was nestled in my breadbasket, my left arm around her…