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Love Notesby Yulanda Mason
Monthly Romance Short Stories
Someone To Watch Over Me
Three times a week I strapped on my running shoes to jog in Central Park. At least once a week for the past five months he ran beside me. The first time I noticed him I had been running with a girlfriend of mine. We were in the middle of stretches when I felt that sensation you get when you're being watched. I was bent at the knees as I turned my head in his direction. He stood under a huge tree watching. He fit in easily with the rest of the runners. He wore gray sweats and had his earphones in his ears. He was attractive in an unassuming way. The strange thing is his watching didn't make me uncomfortable, he held his gaze and nodded his head at me. I nodded my head in return as I stood upright. (Read More)
Book ReviewLoving Frank by Nancy Horan
Reviewed by Janine Slayton
A few months ago, I reconnected with my favorite English teacher from high school. I e-mailed her just to say hello and let her know where life had taken me in the last couple of years, and soon after we started what is now a tradition of monthly coffee dates. It is wonderful, as a former English major, to spend that time talking to someone else who shares the same love and passion for writing and literature. During our last meeting, Nancy recommended Loving Frank, a historical novel based on the affair that the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright had with a married client. Now, I must admit, historical fiction is not really on the top of my list of favorite genres. I trusted, however, that Nancy would not steer me wrong, and tracked down a copy of the book. It was more enthralling and thought-provoking than I ever imagined it would be.
Loving Frank, as I said before, revolves around a famous affair Frank Lloyd Wright had with Mamah Borthwick Cheney, a married woman for whom he had built a home around 1906. The novel chronicles the height of Frank and Mamah's affair from Mamah's perspective. (Read More)
Feature Short StoryShe and Him
by Janine Slayton
Romance
She sat at the island in the kitchen, talking with his mother and sister. They had a lot of catching up to do; it had been years since she had seen any of them. As they talked, he walked into the room, greeting his family as he placed the sandwiches he had brought home from work on the counter. There was a quick nod in her direction, but no other acknowledgment of her presence. He sat down at the table behind her and exchanged tales of the day's events with his mother and sister. His family tried to ease the obvious tension, all smiles and easy conversation, though you could see the wheels turning in their heads, trying to figure out what was going on. (Read More)