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The Old Gray Mare Just Ain't What I Used To Be
Hey, it's my birthday.

Mare Loch
Jul 15, 20242 min read


Paparazzi at The Ivy
Stopping quickly in The Ivy’s valet area, movie star Bran Barclay stepped from his plaid Tesla. His neon smile lit up the grey L.A. horizon.

Mare Loch
May 26, 20245 min read


Wake Me Up
My horse fell on me, violently thrashing, like a turtle stuck on his back. I looked at the silent police officer lying next to me...

Mare Loch
May 6, 20243 min read


Barebacked
“I want you to ride bareback behind me on my horse to Sagebrush,” the handsome Scot said, brushing the hair away from my face...
Bareback?

Mare Loch
Mar 11, 20243 min read


Baby, You Can Drive My Car
As the car began to skid, sparks flew up from the plane's propellors as they dug into the concrete.

Mare Loch
Dec 10, 20233 min read


Give Thanks, You're Alone
For a little while, your life looked like a Norman Rockwell painting. The table was set just right. But Norman painted that, you didn't.

Mare Loch
Nov 23, 20234 min read


Goodbye, Saltair Avenue
"You don't have to feign interest in film for me," he said, letting me off the hook. "Oh, thank goodness," I groaned.

Mare Loch
Aug 13, 20233 min read


The Children of Apollo
He was from California, I was from Texas and we met in the bush of Australia as kids. And then we met again when our lives were almost over.

Mare Loch
Jun 15, 20235 min read


The Engagement Kiss, 1908
"Lark, have you ever had a woman?" No, he said but he had come close. "As close as we are now?" Suzannah asked. He shook his head and smiled

Mare Loch
Jun 7, 20231 min read


Open-Door Romance
I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

Mare Loch
Jun 6, 20234 min read


Hollywood Halloween Party
I said sourly, “I used rubber bands to make my costume & you used Paramount Pictures."
"You're still the fairest lass," my movie star said.

Mare Loch
Oct 20, 20224 min read


Hiding My Identity
“So, you’re an ex-wife?” he asked. I was so shocked, but I laughed.
“Isn’t every wife an ex-wife? I mean, eventually?” I replied.

Mare Loch
Sep 11, 20225 min read


Tattoos Are Never a Good Surprise
Flying lessons and surprise tattoos: I'm not one for exclamation points but this story is just full of them.

Mare Loch
Apr 11, 20225 min read


Coyote
I was already angry at him. I hauled myself up in the saddle and dug my heels hard into Mojave's sides.

Mare Loch
Apr 3, 20224 min read


The Naked Tart
“Is that your Lexus outside?” I asked her.
“Uh, yeah,” she blustered.
I held up my keys. "I'm going to carve the word 'whore' into it."

Mare Loch
Mar 1, 20223 min read


Against the Door
He put his hands against the door on either side of my head and leaned in and kissed me roughly pushing me up against the door with his body

Mare Loch
Feb 23, 20222 min read


Divorce Taught Our Kids To Leave
I wrote that divorce does something to our children that I am not smart enough to figure out. But Gerry figured out it teaches them to leave

Mare Loch
Dec 1, 20212 min read
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