Lorraine was offended that Elrod had called her “old.” Even more, she was so flustered by Elrod’s alleged sex appeal and the view of his hairless bony chest with his pancake breasts that she scurried from his apartment without even … Continued
With the arrival of Elrod, life at 44 Cherry Street became a circus. Lorraine could hear his phone ringing at all hours with the loud ringtone: “Dixie.” Way down south in the land of cotton… Elrod was a smoker, too, … Continued
Lorraine knew she was in trouble before she even crawled out of bed. Frederick was moaning and loudly clearing his throat as if there were a whole biscuit stuck in it. She could hear him scrambling for a Kleenex from … Continued
After awkward silences and stilted conversation, Lorraine and Frederick’s dinner with Ellie was finally over, and Ellie had gone across the hall to her apartment. Lorraine silently cleared the table and began washing the dishes. She had no dishwasher, but … Continued