Bring Me Some Flowers
It's one of those rare occasions when my husband is out of the house without me. I'm cruising around on Twitter and expecting him home any time and I thought,…
Second Chance Chateau
It’s Over Island A Short Story by Barbara Meyers Chapter Two - Second Chance Chateau Beth McCarthy woke without benefit of an alarm. Morning sun peeked through the window where…
It's Over Island
It’s Over Island A Short Story by Barbara Meyers Chapter One When Alex McCarthy opened his eyes he had no idea where he was. He lay for a moment allowing…
The Myth of “Happily Married”
There’s no such thing as happily married. There. I’ve said it. There’s the illusion of happily married. A pretense, if you will that we all buy into. We are all…
70 Years of "In love" – Give me a break
70 Years Of Love “Couple married during war and never stopped being in love” This is the kind of magazine headline and teaser that drives me crazy. Never stopped being…
A short essay on marriage
ESSAYS/Untitled/By Barbara Meyers ©2000 Not all failed marriages end in divorce. Some of them end in death. Not necessarily the death of one of the partners. One of…
If I Were Free
If I Were Free What if I were free and on my own? I could be me but I’d be alone. A thirty-year marriage I threw down the drain. If…
True Starbucks Story
Yesterday a guy comes in and orders a latte. Says, "Make it decaf, but don't write on there that's it's decaf. It's for my wife. She has a heart condition…
Everyday Poetry – 2
Everyday Poetry – THIN AGAIN © 2010 by Barbara Meyers My skirt is too tight, oh what have I done? That party last night I shouldn’t have gone. Or if…
Happily Married?
Being a virgin on your wedding day is no guarantee of anything for your future, except, I suppose, it gives your spouse less of your past to be concerned about. With nothing to compare it to, it might also be hard to find fault with your spouse’s lovemaking technique