“Can’t you just look at what the mannequins have on and wear that?” asked Joe with disdain.

Shelly’s cold sore was back, a tingle on her lip. Her body’s warning system, telling her this guy was bad news.

He moved in for a kiss. Mouth to mouth, she pressed hard.

Heidi Lobecker writes about how the body holds feelings and emotion and how movement can transform pain. She puts her pants on and hopes they fit, just like everybody else.