Stories related to affairs

Coming Home

Just then, I realized my pet peeve about women — they don’t tell me beforehand that their husbands are coming home soon.

Motholeum

In my porch, underneath the light bulbs my lover insists on, I catch white moths in my hands and set them free. I’m next.

A Heart of Stone

Her smiling face beamed at him, imploring him with vibes of love. Unmoved, he gave her the silent treatment. The phone stayed in his pocket.

Soft Power

He gave me pink juice, so I spiked it. He called me fragile, so I broke his toe. He wrote me into a book, so I kissed him before I shot him.

Divorce

Tearful, she huddled on the center stair. Half-way up? Half-way down? For the first time, it was her choice alone which way to go.

My Biggest Regret

When I eat clementines I see that time in your bed when you fed me by hand, slowly. To think I broke it off with you through text message.