Loser

You still up? Dude, it’s
not like the internet won’t
be there tomorrow.

Mommy friendships

If all we have in
common is our kids, that’s not
an enduring match.

New Year’s Eve: things left undone

Now’s the time to look
back at what was forgotten
and recall with love.

You love me

Sally Fields said it
best. Be they awards or page views,
validation’s sweet.

Second city

Unlike cold New York
you smile, take in all comers
with your midwest charm.

Undone

Pulling apart a
life together, the future
frays like a cut edge.

Ending

It happens over
coffee, one stunned, the other
already elsewhere.

Out of wedlock

for S.

Without a ring she’s
uncertain, the baby no
guarantee he’ll stay.

Candid confessions of a college-aged daughter

“I’m telling you but
don’t worry, I’m fine,” she says.
I listen, but do.

Best day ever

Post-audition, she
was mobbed with requests, star-to-
be in student films.