Debt
He was like every other, some suit who got a little too comfortable spending rather than saving. Weekend trips to the track, bar tabs exceeding his pay grade…
A Meeting
It was Tuesday, as most things like meetings usually tend to be. I was sitting at a large table surrounded by six others. To my left was my good friend Jesse…
Gone but Never Forgotten
The slender figure of a woman appeared through the mist, her appearance was ashen as her pale skin was almost transparent, apart from the single teardrop that…
The Twist
It was 6 AM on Monday and the weekend had gone too fast. My girlfriend Katie and I had gone away for the weekend to try and mend our relationship that was…
The Field
Robbie looked up to see the blue sky with its fluffy clouds, wondering how it got so sunny this morning. The night before, liquid dripped onto the roof, the…
Water, love. (Part 3)
You feel it, and yet can’t seem to lay your fingers over it. The fingers just swim freely in the water. Forming little bubble as they explore the surroundings…
Water, love. (Part 2)
You feel afraid. But you feel the flow, of getting soaked in. You get goosebumps, your lips turn blue. But no one cares. Toe, ankle, knee, thigh, stomach…
Water, love. (Part 1)
She is caught in that world. Thinking of what could have been. If she said this, did that, what would life have been like. Holding onto that one love she…
Needs Rewrite
*Larissa stops reading* L: Jack, what is this crap? J: You said you wanted to see more desperation. L: These two characters already have a child together. Here…
Teatime on La Champs Elysees
She had a feeling she had been here before on the Champs Elysees. Monique’s mind was easily spent as she drifted along the Champs Elysees reminiscing when Paul…
Inspired.
“I miss creative writing.” That was it, I let the words come out and suddenly it felt like the worlds heaviest weight had been lifted from my shoulders. “I…
Trust: A Brief Reflection
Howard sat down on his aging, brown leather chair. He drew a long breath to lighten his sickened heart. After many years of being with his wife, June, he…
Untimely
Despairingly cornered against a white, cold wall, I lowered my emotionally encumbered head to my knees as I helplessly cradled them. I needed human contact, I…
Styx
“It’s not just about leaving the ketsup bottle out again!” she said, “It’s the words, everywhere the words-in the pantry, in the hall closet, you’ve painted…
Chilling Words (5)
Gazing out the window, waiting. Checking the clock, waiting. She would never give up. The man she knew was destined to come back to her would come, and she…
My Aphrodite
Silky, golden, straight and bright; More flowing than a forest sprite’s... It glistened like the morning light-- The hair of my fair Aphrodite. Fairer than…
Shadows
The noises began soon after I spoke with my shadows, dashing across my wall, their beauty captivated me. But as soon as I acknowledged their delicate existence…
Till My Soul Stood Still
Love, it strolled right past me. It was not the tall and dark prince I thought of so many times, but it was right at the norm. I was stripped till my soul was…
Coffee Moonlight
Hours later, after countless coffee and snacks served. The golden iris receding back to a god’s slumber, selfishly taking back its life giving rays into the…
Coffee Sunrise
In a quiet Cafe, stood the barista with his forearms pressed tiredly onto the counter, his eyes fluttering desperately in an attempt to stay closed. The dawn…