"A man haunted by the memory of a lost love finds solace and torment in erotic dreams."
As the night descends, your loneliness consumes you. The empty bed feels vast and cold without her warmth beside you. You toss and turn, sheets tangling around your legs as memories of her touch haunt your dreams.Her photograph sits on...
"A young, lonely widow reunites with her love."
When I was in high school, my American Lit teacher had us read Moby Dick. It was a daunting task at the time, but I have always been glad I did it. There is a scene near the beginning of...
"Told that she was a slut, Tony only found an angel."
It was a time of disenchantment and cold despair. A time of failure and much ridicule. A time of longing and much nervousness. A time of shock. A time of ultimate joy. But fortunately, it was a time long ago.The...
"Night can be the loneliest time"
Waking at three in the morning, my eyesDamp for some reason, I lie silent in the darkListening for the familiar fall and riseOf your soft breathing; but only the starkEmptiness of absence surrounds my frailVacuum. My heartbeat throbs like your...
"Why can't I just forget?"
My phone mocks me; shiny screen blank,Exuding smug silence. I deleted your numberIn a rare moment of honest frankAcceptance; an attempt to disencumberMy life of your memory. Fuck you;And fuck your pathetic needTo call me every day, as if you...
"Only biblical Job had it worse and maybe not even him."
CHAPTER 34 I couldn’t believe it. The woman was deliberately figuring out ways to hurt me. If not by her words then her influence with the children, I was being cut out of their lives. I knew the children, the twins...
"Sometimes it is necessary to treat with the bad guys."
CHAPTER 16Well I was pretty sure that this time I’d be left alone at least for a while. I was more than persuaded that I’d likely be getting Christmas cards from Abigail, but those would be returned unopened for sure....
"Love is stronger than fear."
Around they swirl,Faster and faster.Closer they draw,Loathing, self-doubt and insecurity. Tottering on the edge, I can't seem to resist.Their seductive pull,Luring me in. NO!His voice rings clear.Hands strong and firm,Pulling me from the brink. Mine! Beautiful! Strong!His words break through.The fears that swirled,Fading quickly away. Calm...
"With fingers so numb"
And after we're gone who'll remember to careDespair waiting there for the loss all will bearFor the loss For the lossThey show love and despairWe will never returnBut remember to careKnowing despair that is already thereWhen the chill sets in will they share that they careWhen their fingers...
"Fear of the future can be worse than the experience of the past."
CHAPTER 15: The meeting between the Traynors and the Pollards would have to have been described by an observer as business-like. But, that said, it was fruitful.“Yes, Captain. I have offered him jobs and things and all of it. And,...