She stood in the doorway of the veranda, the moon shining through the branches, casting eerie shadows over the lawn. She watched as he pulled out of the circular drive, his taillights disappearing into the night; remembering his last words, wondering if she’d ever see him again, knowing full well she didn’t want to live [...]
Filed in In Dreams, short stories No Responses yet
My dreams took me back last night; to a place I haven’t been in over a decade; a place I never imagined my self being, and never want to be again.
Ten years devoted.
Ten years spent.
Irretrievable.
Broken.
Gone forever.
I entered through the familiar front door; the scent that was us overwhelmed and stopped me in my tracks. My [...]
Filed in In Dreams, perception, prose No Responses yet
It was a special year; more so than any they had ever shared. Having followed her to the dark side and come out alive; where he stood along the jagged edge, lifeline tightly secured, should she accidentally fall or simply choose to jump.
Taking the hits as she dished them out. Not once did he waiver, [...]
Filed in prose No Responses yet
Years spent. Surrounded by his hatred. Wasted. Euphoric highs one minute, terrifying lows the next. Wondering too often if I’d make it out alive; or simply drown in the shallows of his dysfunction; his sickness; his disease. Refusing treatment, medicating with reefer; to make the world a better place.
It wasn’t the world gone wrong, but [...]
Filed in prose, short stories No Responses yet
She fled his
Love
Not once
But twice
Following a
Heart
Laden with
Lies
He never
Asked
For her
Madness
Yet withstood
The wrath
Diligently
She will gladly
Spend
The rest of
Her days
Loving him
Completely
She owes him
Nothing less
While he
Deserves
So much
More
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Filed in poetry No Responses yet
A young boy on the cusp of manhood; completely enthralled with every word spoken. The feelings, thoughts and ideas shared; sitting alone in your room, above the din of the crowd below; drinking games, karaoke, hiding behind the façade; the only truth, yours and mine.
Elated you were; not only in the fact that I grasped [...]
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He didn’t want to go. He made that fact perfectly clear; said he was only doing it for her and she’d owe him big time. She would have happily gone without him, it wasn’t as if she needed an escort, but simply preferred it; wanted him to share in this experience; if for no other [...]
Filed in Flash Fiction, short stories No Responses yet
The house was empty, but for the child sleeping peacefully down the hall; and so night fell softly at her feet, and she was able at last to settle and find rest within peaceful sleep. Until the witching hour rolled round and brought with it his footfall on the stairs.
He climbed in bed and immediately [...]
Filed in prose No Responses yet
He waits in silent darkness for to her to come to him; one eye always open, ready to pounce at any given moment. She stealthy steals through the night, avoiding certain areas; sometimes sitting in one place for hours, just so as not to wake him. He alludes to what he wants; she feigns ignorance [...]
Filed in Flash Fiction, short stories No Responses yet
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