At Least They're Committed

Stepping into the blistering afternoon at quitting time she triumphantly rips off her blazer and stuffs it over her right arm as she starts down the eight steps to reach the Denver city sidewalk. She looks to her left and right like a good girl so as not to be trampled by human traffic and, Read more

He’s sitting on the front porch with me, in the green folding chair. I’m in the red. I sneaked us out a couple of Hoss beers from the cooler as the men inside swear at the refs who have made “fucking moronic calls” against the Denver Broncos. He takes a swig and rests the bottle Read more

I love my girlfriends. We don’t get together often enough, but when we do it’s the ultimate therapy. Friday night with Caitlin, Tonya and their friend Meghan — who totally rocks — was an infusion of life. Getting to see Caitlin again yesterday at the game — amazing. Add to that texting with Colleen last Read more

Sassy, blond and enigmatic, Tripping Raul could hardly be labeled excited for her Labor Day weekend alone at the Von Bitchen Mansion in a remote area of downtown Denver. She was, in fact, ecstatic. Tawdry novels, chapter writing, hot baths, wine and bad movies were all cued up. Walks in the hills on Saturday, tea Read more

Please let it rain, God! The clouds are beautiful, but look mildly agitated as opposed to angry. Bah. I can’t talk worth shit. This is why I write. And it makes it worse when people are looking at me while I’m talking. Unless it’s one on one. Or if I’ve been drinking. I am NOT Read more

It’s DS’s first day of classes at CU Denver and I’m all excited, but then he forwards an email to me he received from the school saying that they didn’t have my information for the Parent Plus loan and I’ve never heard of this loan so then I’m panicked, thinking that there was something extra I had Read more