Cheer!
Now finally I feel like I am lovable and real And oh so ready to reveal myself , So ready to cast out the doubt and fear. To wait in peace to be awakened from…
Mackizme
53 stories written on Ficly, 2009–2010, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
Rattle
He sat in the same chair he always sat in on a Saturday evening. It was old, ripped and faded, and it creaked when it swiveled, but he loved it anyway. His…
Choice
Sitting on the beach, arms stretched out behind me for support, fingers squished in the sand as I stare out at the rolling waves and crashing ice-caps. The day…
Melt All Over Again
“Well, what is it then?” I demand a little too harshly. “It’s hard to tell you when you’re acting like this. Can’t you give me another chance? A chance to…
No, I Don't Think So
I shake my head stubbornly. “No, I don’t think we can, Jane. You don’t seem to value honesty the way I do. You keep contradicting yourself and going back on…
Now Everybody's Pissed
Shocked and panicked, I start the car engine. Jane is storming down the sidewalk towards us. Gabe is silent. I shake my head, irritated with him. “Jeez, Gabe…
Shhh! Just Watch.
“Gabe, what the hell are we doing?” I whisper furiously, both relieved and sad to be leaving Jane’s side. Gabe climbs into the car and slams the door as I pull…
What I Wish Would Happen (Part V: You Are Everything)
An alarm bell is clanging somewhere in my head. I ignore it. It continues to blare. She doesn’t really love you. You’re just second best. I am reluctant to…
What I Wish Would Happen (Part III: Wow)
“So you’re basically saying that I... I’m your fallback. Your plan B. Your second choice.” The words spill out of my mouth and swirl in the open air between…
Country, huh?
She motions for me to pull into the nearest parking lot, so I do. After I’m thoroughly panicked and we’re both parked, I hear her door slam and then she’s at…
Double Take
I jump in the car and back out of the driveway, glad to have something to take my mind off...things. And I’m worried about Gabe. And guilty that it was my…
What I Wish Would Happen (Part II: Jane Explains)
Is this a dream? Did I fall asleep? I can’t help but wonder as she hangs up her jacket on the back of my door. “So,” I say, breaking the silence. “Why are…
What I Wish Would Happen (Part I)
As I sit at the computer, typing away on the smooth black buttons on the keyboard, I hear a slight tapping on the door. It creaks open a little. I stop typing…
The Heart Knows
Heartache is by far the most poignant part of love. Before you experience it, all the talk about feeling your heart ache or break sounds like just another…
Threshold
It looks and seems so simple from the other side of the plate glass. Looking on at the others, I can see the next step. It is so obvious, glaring bright red…
The Stiff Wind
It is so real. This constant awareness of my gut and all my innards bumping around, spinning, whirling, cartwheeling...dropping fast. It was flying. A dream of…
Words of Wisdom
“I’m scared.” “Of what, dear?” Her deep, grandmotherly voice always soothes me. “...Losing. Losing myself? I don’t know. I don’t understand.” I bury my head in…
Numb Hope
No longer feel the pain of it Heart is numb from feeling it Candle of hope no longer lit Can’t go back to the daily grit Left in the darkness all alone…
Now What?
The big question. Now what? I sit on the edge of my bed, guitar resting on my knees, trying to put my newfound numbness into words... into a song, but my mind…
Withdrawal
I’m glad Gabe has gone off with Austin, because I really want to be alone. I don’t know why. I’m always alone, and it’s sure not something I enjoy. I guess I…