It’s an old story, old perhaps as time. My world changed the day we met and I can never quite figure out how. Mom pressured me to go spend time with you, because “you never know how long you’ll have.” I hated the smell, the cloying perfume and flowers, the crowded collection of photos and […]
Time moves more slowly when we’re apart and more quickly when we’re together. Within those precious moments, seconds pass from the glorious present into the heated warmth of forever memories burning like a golden sun which can never quite consume what was and what will be. Obstacles never stay between us long, whether pebble […]
Our colony decided to try something new. For one day each year, one of us would give it a try – being the one in charge. Personally, I hated it. First, there’s these horny guys who keep on fighting with each other, with anyone who dares cross their path. Then, there’s the tiny dark space […]
One day, you will know how it feels to be the Outcast, The one whispered and tittered about, as you walk the gauntlet of public opinion on the way to class, or your job, or whatever. One day you’ll know how that feels, but You will never know how it feels to speed across deserts, […]
I once owed money to you, Then one time became two. When I go inside Now I must hide Away from your point of view. Happy Monday. Just past the midpoint for the A-Z Challenge.
You are the only person I ever knew who kept a pet raven. The black lipstick and nail polish were nice, sexy even, but the raven? That was just weird. I love Edgar Allen Poe. You love Edgar Allen Poe. I don’t love the extra money I’d have to pay for rent if you and […]
No one knew her name, including herself, because she had forgotten it long ago. To most, she was simply that strange lady who wandered the streets of their town, who slept beneath the bridge. Some said she was a witch, and perhaps this was closest to the truth. Certainly the authorities they called in to […]
Let’s go to the movies. I’ve really been wanting to watch the latest Quentin Tarantino. Great idea. Let’s invite our friends. Yeah, let’s. Let’s go out for ice cream after. Anyone else want to? No? Let’s go anyway. Let’s. Let’s kiss a little. Let’s go back to my place. Yes, let’s. Let’s exchange phone numbers […]
In retrospect, I should have known something was not quite right about the offer. I had already decided to stop responding to strange internet ads. Like, that one time the really great deal on a new Xbox turned out to be a cardboard box with an X and a smiley face on it. Ha […]
While I stand at the edge of the diving board, ready to make my mark on the water – and hopefully on the world of competitive diving – a hush takes over. You know that moment when a diver dives and everyone takes a deep breath while they watch her body descend toward the seemingly […]
