A gaggle of teenagers stood in front of the Walnut Creek Cheesecake Factory as I slowly pulled past the crosswalk and parked. A boy in a varsity hoodie noticed my car and rushed over. “Uber?” he asked. I nodded. “Let me get my friends.” The kids parted as he walked a drunk girl to myContinue reading “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”
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Hit and Run
“You have arrived,” said the Uber app voice. “Your destination is on the right.” The map on my iPhone showed only coordinates. No physical address. I craned my neck, looking up and down the dark sidewalk. This was the part of Uber’ing that stressed me the most: finding the address and passenger without getting rear-ended,Continue reading “Hit and Run”
I Am Woman!
By Marie Estorge Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year. I love the excessive displays of twinkling lights and tacky lawn ornaments, the colorful presents with their hidden gems, or not, the merriment and the parties, the traditional songs even though I’m not religious, homemade beignets with my sons, and the plaid-skirted tree decoratedContinue reading “I Am Woman!”