Open … Slowly She used to believe in love, in a white knight savior on a horse. Time came and stole her sweetness, tore off her aging petals, taught her better. Years went by. Mighty oaks rose and fell. The river changed its ancient course, drifting slowly closer- The rosebush’s trembling leaves awake. A single […]
PHOTO PROMPT © Ceayr CLICK ZE FROG, S’IL VOUS PLAIT When they found her, she wore a white wedding dress, the last remains of a memory. Amanda McKinnon, age 90, used to give out candy to all the kids in the neighborhood. In exchange, all she ever asked was polite conversation and company. Then, the […]
PHOTO PROMPT © Anshu Bhojnagarwala get the InLinkz code “That’s not even scary,” Nicky said, leaning back away from the crackling campfire. Tall and thin, he wore his lanky hair in a bun. “There’s no such thing as werewolves,” Amanda agreed. Comfy in t-shirt and jeans, she had decent meat on her bones.. From their […]
Snow Globe Life Looking out at you, I know you don’t see me, and that’s fine. My smile never ends, my feet forever frozen mid-twirl on the faux-ice in a make-believe rink. Long ago, months ago, you last shook my world, raining tiny grains of white. When you first got me, I was the shiny […]
PHOTO PROMPT © J Hardy Carroll get the InLinkz code Who Came Up With This? Way back so long ago people hadn’t invented calendars yet, two brothers came up with this great idea: we will fight each other, and people will pay us money to watch us. Unfortunately, they couldn’t seem to agree on who […]
Love You Less I arrive home early from work to find candles burning, romantic music, rose petals strewn across our hardwood floor. What? You were never this romantic. The sounds draw me to our bedroom, to you half-dressed with my best friend. “Loves me not, I guess.” You look up from kisses, drowsy with […]
PHOTO PROMPT © JS Brand get the InLinkz code The Love Boats When we first met, it was love at first sight. You were well-built and strong, sturdy steel sides carving a path through water. My gleaming white surfaces glistened in the sun as I glided past. We said we’d go slow. No promises. No […]
PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields get the InLinkz code Pieces “You need help.” And I walked away wondering what is wrong with…me? You did help me. You’ve taught me so much. Like saying “you need help” without offering to help is actually an insult. Also, sometimes “really good people” are perfectly okay with shattering you, […]
PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook Hollowed Out When I woke the first time, I lay on a cold stone slab, incense and smoke thick in the air. Robed figures stood in a circle chanting. Then, nothingness. Then, a room with sun-colored walls, a single person in a robe, her hood thrown back to reveal pale […]
PHOTO PROMPT © J Hardy Carroll They Came From the Trees! When the alien invasion happened, it took a long time. Really long. Thousands of years long. By the time human beings noticed something strange, it took several more years for scientists to figure out that the sentient clouds weren’t just pollen or some new […]
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