Pine Street Episode 59 Reboot

Franny hooked the leash onto Precious’s collar, as the dog showed every sign of needing to go outdoors, now. Although she had permission to keep Precious “temporarily” in her apartment, Franny also obeyed the unspoken part of the agreement with the landlord to make sure none of the other tenants saw them coming and going. …

Pine Street Episode 58 Reboot

After escorting Kassandra to the emergency room that night, Leo had felt obligated to stay and see how she was. He’d sat in the waiting area for hours, watching the dawn break in the east, stepping outside to take deep breaths of the cool air. He was there when the ambulance arrived with Douglas and …

Pine Street Episode 57 Reboot

Leo had been busy since that summer night following Marilyn and Douglas’s wedding. After the kiss with Franny, and seeing her home, he took her direction seriously and set out to return to Marilyn’s house, to see what Douglas needed. Leo felt an imperative to compensate for the distress his kiss had obviously caused Franny …

Pine Street Episode 56 Reboot

College towns live in their own rhythm. Summers quiet down as students depart for their seasonal jobs, family-sponsored trips, or self-defined adventures. Bars and taverns go back to serving, mostly, their old-time regulars. Restaurants reduce their hours. The locals savor the summer months of plentiful parking, shorter lines in the grocery stores, and light-filled evenings. …

Pine Street Episode 55 Reboot

Allison, Franny’s neighbor, rose early that Sunday morning after the wedding she didn’t attend, after the day she broke up with her very nice boyfriend, after the day she stared at the house she wanted to buy. Allison opened her eyes as the early summer sunshine filled her bedroom. Of all the people in and …

Pine Street Episode 54 Reboot

The EMTs had insisted that Kassandra go to the emergency room to rule out a possible concussion. She was not sure her insurance would cover an ambulance ride, and the ER wasn’t far, so she said she could walk. One EMT shook his head. “No way.” Kassandra sat in the ambulance, feeling light-headed but otherwise …

Pine Street Episode 53 Reboot

When Franny arrived at Marilyn’s house, she paused at the front door. Something did not feel right. She leant in to knock, and at her light touch the door swung open. Precious came to meet her, looking sad and confused, it seemed to Franny, as the dog sidled up to her, tail drooping. “Hello?” Franny …

Pine Street Episode 52 Reboot

Franny woke up late the next morning. That’s not completely true. Franny woke up early, about two hours after she fell into bed, sweaty from crying. She dozed and woke a half-dozen times before getting up to take some Tylenol and returning to bed, where she slept another hour or two before rising at nearly …

Pine Street Episode 51 Reboot

“Are you okay?”Kassandra blinked hard a few times, trying to chase the buzz out of her head. “Yeah. I think so, I mean, I’m fine.”“Don’t move too fast. Wiggle your fingers and toes first.”She followed the instructions coming from a voice somewhere behind her head on the pavement. The bicycle that had crashed into her …

Pine Street Episode 50 Reboot

Kassandra the barista had no idea of the drama unfolding on the sidewalk in front of Marilyn’s house. She recognized an unsettled feeling of the sort that occurred periodically. During these times, Kassandra’s friends would say things like “Mercury is in retrograde” or “there must be a full moon” or “I feel a great disturbance …