Summer Succor

"She'd been hurt and needed the kind of succor only her cousin could provide"

Craig Hardin lay on the old, overstuffed couch in his cousin's apartment pretending to be asleep. In fact, he'd been wide-awake ever since someone padded into the dark living room, knelt beside the couch, and cautiously slipped soft fingers inside...

Emma’s Road Trip

"Emma finally gets to make her move on move out day"

"Have you made your move on him yet?" the glint in her eye causes dread to creep up my spine."On who?" I whisper softly, looking down to the lone box in my room, stuffing Mr. Snuggles into the top, standing...

Rush Hour Rush

"Two cars, one man, one woman, and one moment in a traffic jam on the autobahn."

It’s only past seven in the evening and still already pitch dark outside the car. The headlights illuminate the fat raindrops that hurl themselves horizontally at the windshield. He is on the autobahn going barely 50 mph in the middle...

Car Ride

"A lovely teasing car ride"

Texas. Your home. I have not traveled nearly enough in this life. But with you, I would go anywhere. And do anything. I can picture your home. Feel the warmth of the big Texas sun. Warm like your chest. Sun...