The Best Birthday In years
It was the best birthday I’d had in years. There was no cake, no ice cream, no balloons ; just he and I- on a blanket under the stars in a park, after dark. It…
Debt
He was like every other, some suit who got a little too comfortable spending rather than saving. Weekend trips to the track, bar tabs exceeding his pay grade…
The Second Host
And then he was a cat, The possessing of another species came as quite the shock, the odd focus and lack of colors,the intruding scents and the mind of the…
Gone but Never Forgotten
The slender figure of a woman appeared through the mist, her appearance was ashen as her pale skin was almost transparent, apart from the single teardrop that…
The Twist
It was 6 AM on Monday and the weekend had gone too fast. My girlfriend Katie and I had gone away for the weekend to try and mend our relationship that was…
Mismatched
Bushes rustle and branches snap as I quickly run through them. My lungs are burning from the amount of activity I’m putting them through. I could hear it. The…
The Field
Robbie looked up to see the blue sky with its fluffy clouds, wondering how it got so sunny this morning. The night before, liquid dripped onto the roof, the…
Needs Rewrite
*Larissa stops reading* L: Jack, what is this crap? J: You said you wanted to see more desperation. L: These two characters already have a child together. Here…
Dignity
“Mom?” “Not now Pike.” “Mommy what’s happening?” “I said not now son! Stay Quiet!” You stop tugging on your moms skirt and hide behind her as she peers…
Dignity
“Mom?” “Not now Pike.” “Mommy what’s happening?” “I said not now son! Stay Quiet!” You stop tugging on your moms skirt and hide behind her as she peers…
Teatime on La Champs Elysees
She had a feeling she had been here before on the Champs Elysees. Monique’s mind was easily spent as she drifted along the Champs Elysees reminiscing when Paul…
Trust: A Brief Reflection
Howard sat down on his aging, brown leather chair. He drew a long breath to lighten his sickened heart. After many years of being with his wife, June, he…
Untimely
Despairingly cornered against a white, cold wall, I lowered my emotionally encumbered head to my knees as I helplessly cradled them. I needed human contact, I…
Styx
“It’s not just about leaving the ketsup bottle out again!” she said, “It’s the words, everywhere the words-in the pantry, in the hall closet, you’ve painted…
My Aphrodite
Silky, golden, straight and bright; More flowing than a forest sprite’s... It glistened like the morning light-- The hair of my fair Aphrodite. Fairer than…
Shadows
The noises began soon after I spoke with my shadows, dashing across my wall, their beauty captivated me. But as soon as I acknowledged their delicate existence…
Sever Ties
“There’s no way out. And you’ve all been chosen for a reason, so there is no use in trying to escape,” he spoke generally to the crowd. A man next to me…
In the Back
My friend, the man on stage, and I hadn’t seen each other for probably three or four years. Not since college. He was a classically trained singer--rather rare…
Finding Myself Somewhere
I sighed, finding myself in the last place I wanted to be. The movie theater was supposed to have been knocked down a year ago--it was falling apart. The faux…
Till My Soul Stood Still
Love, it strolled right past me. It was not the tall and dark prince I thought of so many times, but it was right at the norm. I was stripped till my soul was…