Kiddie Pool
Neighbors, great friends, and then they have a falling out. One of the men dies. He has a air compressor in his garage. Living (estranged) neighbor goes over without permission to use it. He discovers, in the garage, a picture of his wife. He realizes his wife had an affair with the neighbor. He thinks back over his own openness with the neighbor regarding the lack of sex in his marriage. Awkward, mixed feelings toward himself, his wife, his neighbor, his life. Good story.
Nine Inches
Teacher supervises middle school dance. The nine inches refers to the distance that must be maintained between couples in slow dances. Teacher is unhappy in his own life, flirts a little with another teacher whom he nearly took up with. At the end of the dance, one young couple is blissfully breaking the rule. Our protagonist wants to ignore them, but is forced to make a big deal of it. Description of their enrapture is fantastic. Parents called, children punished. Teacher discovers that the female teacher with whom he has flirted--though she made it clear she didn't welcome his advances--actually welcomed his advances. She is now about to divorce. Our main character is unhappy in his marriage. Life wrong. Another terrific story.
Neighbors, great friends, and then they have a falling out. One of the men dies. He has a air compressor in his garage. Living (estranged) neighbor goes over without permission to use it. He discovers, in the garage, a picture of his wife. He realizes his wife had an affair with the neighbor. He thinks back over his own openness with the neighbor regarding the lack of sex in his marriage. Awkward, mixed feelings toward himself, his wife, his neighbor, his life. Good story.
Nine Inches
Teacher supervises middle school dance. The nine inches refers to the distance that must be maintained between couples in slow dances. Teacher is unhappy in his own life, flirts a little with another teacher whom he nearly took up with. At the end of the dance, one young couple is blissfully breaking the rule. Our protagonist wants to ignore them, but is forced to make a big deal of it. Description of their enrapture is fantastic. Parents called, children punished. Teacher discovers that the female teacher with whom he has flirted--though she made it clear she didn't welcome his advances--actually welcomed his advances. She is now about to divorce. Our main character is unhappy in his marriage. Life wrong. Another terrific story.
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