"As we approach Remembrance / Veteran's Day, a tribute, I hope, to those who gave their lives."
I remember the joy of your laughter as we escaped to our meadow. Up there amongst the trees and those grass-covered hills, we giggled and danced in the dappled sunlight.With those mischievous eyes you would dare me, and I would...
"A story of friendship and love"
“I feel so sorry for Jennifer. Since Rob died, she has been so withdrawn. She’s like some sort of sad zombie, just stumbling through her days.”I understood where my wife Lisa was coming from. Jennifer and Rob have been our...
"Love Is Such A Slow Assassin."
The smoke swirled up into the air as the two women stood on the balcony of the penthouse, where the wake was being held.“He was quiet when he fucked you. Right to the end. And then he…”“Made a soft adorable...
"After tragedy strikes close to home, Oliver reconsiders his relationship with Dreama."
As more time passed, I succeeded in convincing myself that I could remain oblivious to the nature of Oliver's work. I clung to the illusion that it was enough to be vaguely aware of the danger, even when I didn't...
"A season of loss bears unexpected joys,"
Advent - The arrival of a notable person, thing, or event. People say that commercialization has ruined Christmas. It hasn’t for me. Sure, while the fact that you can buy Santa hats and shop for Halloween costumes in October may tend...
"Running away to find him or maybe let go"
Escape. Life has gotten too unexpected, too hard. I need an escape. He died. He left me here alone. It wasn’t in the plan. He is dead. Days have passed, and my bed is now empty. It doesn't feel real....
"Bereaved, she sought solace in the water and found more..."
I am Nefer. My homeland is the valley along The River. By its banks I was born, in its waters I bathe. My people till soil made fertile by his floods. We travel upon him.Alone and desolate, I come to...
The death of passion, cruel and sharp. Back into my memories, it’s terrifying. The bitterness brings too much sorrow. All my soul within me, punished. The aching want within me, looking,Retreats to my memories, craving. On that day my soul grew hungry,It threw its ghost...
I thought I saw a shadow,Alas, it was nothing but my own.It was right there beside me,Wanting to follow me home. I thought I saw you standing there,In the window watching me sleep.It wasn’t scary nor haunting,But it did make me...
"A beautiful French student brings joy to a lonely widower"
I knelt at my wife’s grave and laid a bouquet of her favorite flowers on it. It had been three years to the day since I laid her in it. Memories raced through my mind; our first date, our first...
