Coming of Age
“I said, let’s go!” “I said no, Mom.” Kelly pushed herself up. Tears were gluing strands of hair to her cheeks. “I love him. We are engaged.” “No you’re not!”…
Reunion
“Dan!!” A whirlwind in a hospital gown zipped around my father and pounced on me. I winced. Then I inhaled the scent of earth, campfire, and lavender shampoo…
The Lullaby
A mother walks past her sleeping infants room when she hears a strange tune and a young girls voice. The voice was singing calmly and quietly. “Hush little…
A New Beggining
Jessy finished her explanation and looked down at her belly. It seemed a bit smaller... How quickly was Sally’s age degressing? “That’s actually kinda cool,”…
Mother-Daughter Talk
“I’m not sure what you expected,” Jessy said, crossing her arms and buzzing her wings. “After you forced them to enter your womb? They were traumatized.” Sally…
Not The End
Sally tossed and turned as her children squirmed within her. It had all been so perfect. She had initially planned for just one, but when Cici left the room…
(Day 60) We've All got Our Problems
They sat at the table for an hour without saying a word to each other. In the stony, deafening quiet he read his paper as she fiddled with her hair. Outside, a…
Just a Glimpse
“My belly hurts,” Winnie whined to her mother. Rachel answered, “Baby, maybe you shouldn’t eat all that peanut brittle. It isn’t good for your teeth. They’ll…
(Day 27) Hiding Amongst the Furniture
“Is it safe?” The words barely settled in my ear before I turned, ducked, and place a hand just under the bed to still her voice. “Not yet,” I whisper-shout…
The Boy With Two Spleens
The nurse gestured toward the examination rooms, as Edgar and his mother approached the front desk. : “Doctor Smith will see you now,” the nurse added. : “I am…
Problem Child
The reason I’m depressed now is you. I understand the past. I’ve reasoned it out. He was insane, you were blind, and that’s the cause for everything. People…
Sunset
He is a blue man who has never fallen in love. Tell no one. Bury him next to his mother, in a hillside sloping west, below a bench for two. He is just her son…
I Catch Myself
I catch myself drifting away while talking to my mother outside on her porch, but not before she suddenly stands up and walks inside. The awkward moments…
Shameless Part 3
“Clara,” she begins but I cut her off. I do not want to listen to this woman’s words. I hold up my hand, “Don’t. Just...don’t.” Tears threaten to leak down…
Untitled
Mother, You will never read this, but somehow that is the point. I will never talk to you again, and if at all possible, I will never see you again either…
Bellezza Nascosta's Beauty Inside
Belle Nascosta, so sweet, so smart, so funny, so neat. Belle Nascosta, so lonely, so shy. Belle Nascosta, hears truth, sees lies. Belle Nascosta, ashamed…
Bravery and Loss
“Momma! Look what I finded!” a little girl cried out, toddling towards Adrianna. The young mother smiled gently. Her steel-toed boot prodded the campfire…
ANP-day Reminders
“The mask is too tight. It presses in against my head. And the lenses are filthy.” I slammed the old gas mask into the trash can. My mother fished it out…
Garage Sale
“Booties? For this much?” I pick up the pair for inspection. The seller purses her lips, wrapping her shawl around herself as another gust ripples through the…
Memories
It was her decision...yes it was and today also she takes a pride in it.Her hair is soiled and she sits by the side of a cloud...silent,still dreaming about…