🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 I read Dolly Alderton’s tender and funny second novel Good Material nearly two years ago and I am still thinking about it. She takes the classic and beloved romcom concept and turns it on its head, giving readers an intimate and at times cringey look into the ripple effects a breakup can have on … Continue reading Book Review: Dolly Alderton’s GOOD MATERIAL
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L’Huître Perlière
A date gone horribly wrongI’d only been seeing Brett for about two months, so you could imagine my surprise when he texted to say that we were going to go to L’Huître Perlière for dinner tonight. I mean, the place has two Michelin stars! Side note: Michelin stars are kind of funny, aren’t they? Like, … Continue reading L’Huître Perlière
203 Hyacinth Lane
What if you found out that your dream vacation house was haunted?The house located at 203 Hyacinth Lane just two blocks from the beach was big, bright, and beautifully Victorian. For a little over a year, the Baker family—Georgette (Georgie to those in the know), Christopher (Topher for some inexplicable reason), Felix, Chloe, and little … Continue reading 203 Hyacinth Lane
The Shore
Padraig really has a beautiful wifeThe summer of ‘01 was particularly blistering, but no amount of heat and wet, heavy air could keep the O’Reilly family from their annual vacation to the Jersey Shore. It wasn’t much as far as vacations went, but it’s what they could afford. Besides, all they really needed was sun, … Continue reading The Shore
The Workshop
He just wouldn’t stop laughing. He went on and on for a good twelve minutes, tears streaming down his cheeks, laughter inaudibly choking out of his piggish face. With each intake of breath, Francine’s hatred for the man across from her deepened. For the life of her, she could not fathom what could be so … Continue reading The Workshop
Independence Day
It was the beginning of the end but they were too naive to understand it yet. They thought that they were made for each other, that nothing could tear them apart as long as they had the willpower to stay together. She believed in the romance and rarity of being high school sweethearts. She desperately … Continue reading Independence Day
The Girl by the Chips
Don’t you see her?There she is. Over there, by the chips. No, not the one with the curly red hair. No, the other girl. See her there? With the—wait, what? No! I’m not talking about the girl with the navy turtleneck. Besides, who even wears turtlenecks anymore? Although there is something very ~chic~ and laid … Continue reading The Girl by the Chips
Fura & Tena
For the last five years, 29-year-old Bernadette’s been clocking in at The Bank of New York promptly at 8am, processing deposits and loan payments, cashing checks, and issuing savings withdrawals until her lunch break at exactly noon. In the spring and summer, she takes her ham and cheese on rye in its brown paper bag … Continue reading Fura & Tena
Seelie
Mhairi woke with a start. An errant dewdrop fell from the leaf that served as her shelter, drenching her entire body and the soft bed of pine needles she made for herself. Soaked to the bone, she stretched her long glittering legs and shook out her unruly curls with her slender fingers. The sun shone … Continue reading Seelie
Teddy
The icy winding country road was flanked by snow-covered hills glistening like diamonds under the midday sun. Andi watched the mile markers fly by as her mommy drove on into nowhere. She missed her daddy but she knew that their time was going to be limited from now on, even at seven years old.Something happened … Continue reading Teddy
Marie Hendry 