The nineteenth story in my collection, Girlfriending, is a story called “Connection.” Brenda buys her husband, Tyler, a skydive for his twenty-third birthday. The shoot fails. She anesthetizes her grief and guilt with her only connection to Tye, the soft essence of him she can detect when she smells his clothing. A friend recommends Brenda try a medium to reach Tye. Can Miss Rona help Brenda make the connection she longs for?

Girlfriending is a collection of short stories available on Amazon’s and at Barnes & Noble’s websites, and from me, if you contact me at chwerks@aol.com. Some good reading, I assure you.