Gene · Heather · Guilt
She was looking ahead, eyes parallel with the ground. She was looking ahead, eyes perpendicular with the ground. Pa...
In her rear-view mirror, she saw Gene turn. He looked at the bush, at her, at the bush again, and then felt his pocke...
Heather didn't like being out in the rain. She was going to get even with that bastard Gene - how dare he dump her in...
What happens when life finally becomes too much to bear? He thought about it a great deal - but was unable to put his...
Erring on the side of caution I took two of the smaller ones. Just like breakfast, or a night on the town. My body wa...
There was a girl that I used to work with at the Goodwill who had eyes that were far too close together. Her body was...
The young woman stood in the garden, clutching a bunch of dead flowers. "This place needs a LOT of work," she thoug...
I've love photography ever since my father got me into it a few years ago. It would be hard to fill in his shoes. Aft...
I clutched onto the flowers. Today was the day. I am only 19 but I am getting married right now. My father was a rich...
She slept in the open air, in the windy hills, on a soft pillow. She was covered in the blankets of her mother's mot...
Finally, we came to rest. The day's work had been long but fruitful. We had made double the monies we would have on...
My eyes were tired; I rolled over in my bed, and stared briefly at the moon. I turned back to face my fan; the 90-de...
Leaving was the easiest decision to make, and the hardest action to take.
Leaving was the easiest decision to make, and the hardest action to take. They were just sitting there In the box. H...
Leaving was the easiest decision to make, and the hardest action to take. Nobody knows until they've been in those sh...
Leaving was the easiest decision to make, and the hardest action to take. He'd told his parents he wanted to move out...
This dream was better than waking.
This dream was better than waking. In it, his father took him fishing at Lake Oconee. They spent hours in their boat,...
This dream was better than waking. I was slim. Looked beautiful in the ivory vintage silk dress Mama had worn herself...
The dream was better than waking. I floated, all the past troubles seeming to dissipate before my very eyes. Luke was...
The kids huddled around the tiny bundt cake, sipping juice from their plastic cups. A lone candle burned at the cen...
We have been in the bunker for weeks now sharing a room with me and my five brothers. Its hard to imagine our life be...
If I were a scientist I would invent a drug, which could bring me back to all of the feelings I was able to experienc...
"Wait, so he hit you?"
"No. He didn't." I hid the bruise on my face with veiled hair. I didn't want to admit the truth. It was harsh. "Then ...
"Wait, so he hit you?" "Yes, but it's not what it seems. He's been really stressed at work. He swore it would never h...
"Wait, so he hit you?" “No, I told you. He whispered just before I woke up.” I had already told the story a couple ...
Beatirix shuddered as a cold wind whipped across the stage, and she clasped her hat tightly to her head. Stage fright...
"Hello?" There was nothing on the other end of the line but silence. "Hey, can you here me? Is anyone there?" Martin ...
me and my sister have always been fighting. scince the day we could walk we always fought untill now. we were walking...
Malcolm's coo became a cry.
Malcolm's coo became a cry. The big hands came, to sweep him up, into the dark, cradled, into the big arms. And his c...
Malcolm's coo became a cry. The child peeked into the cardboard box, vexation clearly etched etched upon his face. "...
Malcolm's coo became a cry. It had been hours since we had locked ourselves out of the house but it made no differen...