Peter J. StavrosGingerbread Man“I used to like the holidays,” Sadie says between sips of peppermint hot chocolate at the new coffee shop that just opened up down the…Dec 13, 2023Dec 13, 2023
Peter J. StavrosThe Water“I just need to be by the water,” Sadie says as we sit out on the patio, after dinner and our evening walk, watching the burnt orange sun…Nov 13, 2023Nov 13, 2023
Peter J. StavrosDead Rock StarsSadie puts a bottle of white wine in the fridge before she goes out for a long run. She figures that if the run doesn’t help purge her of…Aug 1, 20231Aug 1, 20231
Peter J. StavrosDerby Hat“I’m just not fancy like that. Do you wish I was fancy like that?”May 6, 20231May 6, 20231
Peter J. StavrosSkyscrapers“Do you ever wonder how you’re gonna live?” Sadie asks me, apropos of nothing, at least nothing as far as I can tell though Sadie’s mind…Apr 18, 2023Apr 18, 2023
Peter J. StavrosRoommatesSadie says we’re roommates. She says she loves me, and it’s fine otherwise, but that we’re just two people living together — we share a…Mar 3, 2023Mar 3, 2023
Peter J. StavrosPostcardSadie keeps a postcard of Key West on her desk, propped against her computer, among her Post-it Note reminders, and a dog-eared copy of the…Jan 27, 2023Jan 27, 2023
Peter J. StavrosAnniversaryElvis in the parking lot of that sad motel in Pigeon Forge draped a pink nylon scarf over your neck and kissed you on the lips when we…Jan 26, 2020Jan 26, 2020
Peter J. StavrosValentine’s Day“Everything is dead and gray and frozen,” Sadie says to me as we take a walk, down the street, to that little park at the edge of our…Feb 14, 2022Feb 14, 2022
Peter J. StavrosSnow DayI’m not ready for this goddamn weather, as I sit in traffic, the expressway a parking lot, first snowfall of the year, a couple inches at…Jan 30, 2019Jan 30, 2019
Peter J. StavrosSad Bar“Our ship will come in soon,” Sadie says as she sips her Bloody Mary through a plastic straw. “Mark my words — I can see it on the…Dec 21, 2020Dec 21, 2020