Monthly Archives: May 2024
Elizabeth
Posted on May 3, 2024 Leave a Comment
Elizabeth is a tall, stately Englishwoman. She is not young; she is not old. It is difficult to place her age. The harsh climate has creased her face and blemished her white skin, but it does not mask a glowing serenity. She speaks English with an accent that reveals a privileged, upper-class background. Her grey-streaked […]
Maurice
Posted on May 1, 2024 Leave a Comment
In the mid-eighties I found employment in a large accounting office. On my first day, early on a Monday morning, I was shown to my desk. There was hardly anyone about, but Maurice was in and he came over. Maurice would have been forty-five. Coke bottle glasses dominated his oval, academic face. His hair had […]

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