There were seven of us in the kitchen; Robbie and me; my brother Charlie and his wife Rose; my parents, and for some inexplicable reason, Scott. I wished he would leave. I’d been saved from talking to him by Mom’s...
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In An Instant
"I ran into an ex today"
You took my breath away today.I must’ve looked ridiculous, standing there in the grocery store, staring at you with my mouth hanging open. It had been ten years since I'd seen your face, your dark hair tucked behind your ears, your...
Memories Of Michelle
"Hung over, he tells his roommate about last night. Bad idea."
I wake up, my head still dizzy and a typical, soaring headache pulsing in my frontal lobe. Even the gentle shrieking of my bed as I roll over feels like stings right through my eardrums into my brain.'It has it's...
The Booty Call
"I booty call an ex who can give me what I want"
I inhaled nervously as I debated whether to send the text. “You up?” it said. I know, literally the most cliche booty call on the planet, but I couldn’t help it. It was two in the morning, I was a...
Rebound in Town
"Sometimes sex is the best medicine for depression."
Cleanliness is overrated Natalie concluded as she looked around her bedroom from under her pillow with puffy and hungover eyes.It had been more than three weeks since she had withdrawn from the world and cocooned herself in her apartment. The bedroom...
The Last Halloween
"A reluctant werewolf's last night to howl."
“I don't know that there are real ghosts and goblins, but there are always more trick-or-treaters than neighborhood kids”-Robert Brault***Somewhere in one of the darker corners of the world, a witch and a ghoul stood at the entrance of a...
Second Chances – part 1
"The one who got away comes back..."
I walk down the street, watching life go on around me. The street vendors call out prices for goods that only the tourists will buy. A full year I've considered myself a resident here. I’ve done nothing but live here,...
Ex-Y-Z No Happy Endings
"I take him back, I don't take him back, I take him back..."
“What the hell are you doing at my house?” Damon says, opening the door. His voice has just the slightest hint of annoyance in it. He stands before me, half naked, wearing just basketball shorts. “I came to return your...
Fool
"Regrets, I've had a few."
So, in your drunken state you decide that you want me. Calling me in the early hours to deliver a slurred speech telling me what a fool you’ve been, and how much you miss me. Odd that it’s taken you...
James’ Stories
"Surprise comfort with an ex"
I laid on the carpeted floor, chest down and back exposed to the air. Wearing only a pair of shorts, I watched whatever tv show was playing, unable to conjure the strength to move my arm to the remote and...