[The strange animal noises Ella heard when she first moved into her new, “perfect” apartment have stopped. Her neighbor, Dave, eases her concerns and feeling less anxious, she decides to explore her neighborhood] By the end of the week, I … Continue reading The Horror Story Builds: next segment of “Only Regrets”
[The suspense is growing. Did Ella make the wrong move? She’s happy in her new home for now and meets Dave, a friendly downstairs neighbor. She shares her suspicions about the tenant next door.] Sometimes, Dave and I would meet … Continue reading Building a Horror Story, “Only Regrets”
[The last two installments described Ella’s decision to uproot herself from friends and move into a calm city neighborhood] At the start of week two, settled with a mug of herbal tea into my cozy armchair now in the living-dining room, … Continue reading Only Regrets 2.0
[In my last post, Ella was looking for a new home. She wanted to leave her anonymous life in a downtown high-rise. She found a reasonably priced and attractive apartment in a city neighborhood and signed a two-year lease for … Continue reading Only Regrets 1.5
It didn’t take long for me to regret signing the lease. My old neighbors scolded me for acting impulsively, but I couldn’t resist the new apartment’s location—close to a lakeshore park, a short walk to a Marino’s, and a block … Continue reading Only Regrets 1.0
Derek was a single young man whose personal wealth enabled him to travel in his search for hard-bound treasures. He lived his life in the pages of his books. Continue reading Bibliomania
Susan Bass Marcus Writes 