"A man waits for a woman..."
"Been waiting long?" Sergeant Major Olympia Flores asked, walking toward Melvin who was standing in a field of golden poppies. His slacks, jacket, and underwear neatly folded at his feet."Since noon."Olympia froze. "Am I inconveniencing you?""No, sorr--""How long!?""Not long, Ma'am!""Better... Now show me...
"Where passion comes full circle"
That field in Flanders, where poppies still grow. Where our picnic blanket became something more. Lockdown was slowly lifting. Our minds drawn closer over the time we met online, and lush life was replaced with real life. We surrendered to...
Today, I looked into your eyes and saw you give up. Everything you ever held dear was now at my mercy. You jerked your head and tried to break away but you were caught in my grasp. Helpless, as I moved...
Staring at my laptop, I wait for the green light to let me know you are online. It's been two years and we are still no closer to our meeting than we were that first night. Why am I so consumed by...
"Inspiration in scarlet"
He stares at the blank page—his typewriter silent. The sunlit field full of poppies where he sits should inspire, but the words won't come today.Then she appears. Her red hair and red dress evoke the flowers around her. She's stunning and...
"Everyone needs inspiration for greatness"
Forty years old and he'd never done anything noteworthy. Then he met this farmer's wife blooming amongst scarlet poppies in fallow farmland whilst trying to write a young people's book."Honestly, young lady, I'm a writer," he insisted. "I'll put you in my book," he pled. "You'll be famous," he...
"Sometimes longing for someone can be so intense..."
Sitting on the sand, I watch the water crash onto the shore, then roll back out. Sandpipers run along the wet sand, trying to keep from being swept away with the tide.I close my eyes and see you lean over...
I find myself reaching for my phone even though we both know I'm not alone.It's only a matter of seconds before you're making me smile. Just the way you always do.And only a matter of minutes before I'm pressing my legs together and...
"He led me astray, honestly"
“It was such a lovely afternoon, Father, and the flowers were so pretty, and we just took off all our clothes and…”“You don’t need to say it, my child, I know what you did.”Bridget heard the familiar fap, fap, fap...
"Two lovers take a break in Scotland"
You must have been exhausted? Three flights, Tampa to Atlanta, Atlanta to London (overnight), and finally London to Glasgow. I was there to meet you as promised. I had good coffee ready.We drove for an hour and stopped for breakfast....
