hold on
Rain splashes over the muddy park, like someone dumping dirty bathwater over the entire city. I see a lone figure sitting on a park bench, watching the…
Games in the Park
Mothers walked along the Autumn paths of the park, their children like kites navigating a tempest. All of them unaware of the possibilities within their lives…
A World of Conspiracy
“What do you mean, you have an antidote?” He finished his meal, left nothing but an expensive dinner plate.He wiped his mouth off with a linen cloth.Replied…
A Park in October
Few leaves still clung to the trees of Olde Brook Park. A squirrel darting from one branch to the next distracted a young lady from her afternoon read and the…
This Used to Be My Playground
I could feel my self clam up. My emotions threatened to overwhelm me and I forced them down. I had to leave, to go somewhere where I could deal with the news…
In The Heat of The Moment
The lights filled the nights skies, filling the dark void with vibrant heart beat in the heat of the night. Detective Garret sat in the parking lot off of the…
La Primavera
Valentine’s Day was unseasonably warm. We spread a picnic blanket I’d borrowed from my boss because I didn’t own one, and my date and I unwrapped the…
Flee
Jon turned right, running parallel to the dilapidated buildings of Park Street. No one really lived here anymore; the buildings were mostly stores and…
The Park Bench
Every day an old man sat in the exact same spot on a park bench observing all that was around him. Never wavering or deterred to return to the bench each day…
Not Every Day
I wake up the next day, it’s 4:00 in the afternoon, and he’s standing there. I’m not scared of him in the daylight. “You don’t need this, Liam.” He tells me…
Clues At Dietz Lake
It was some sort of camping/wilderness resort place. I paid two dollars to get in. The lady in brown in the tiny cabin where they take admission was all…