"Be happy," he said.Like it's that simple.Like I haven't been trying. Like saying "be happy" erases that I'm being put on the back-burner againbeing used as a back-up plana last-resort when there's nothing better to doSaying "be happy" is supposed to...

This poem only available on Lush Stories. If you are reading it elsewhere, it has been stolen.Ache inside,I grip my thighs aroundImaginary hipsAnd feel your weightPress down upon meWith kisses for my lips.Hunger, yearning,Lust and desperation,Passion, loneliness,Depths of strong frustration.Undulations...

The French Cowboy

"My homage to Louis L'Amour."

The wind was whipping the dust into tiny twirling columns that appeared and disappeared seemingly at will. It was brutally hot in the late August afternoon even though the sky was darkening and storm clouds were threatening. On the hour...

This poem only available on Lush Stories. If you are reading it elsewhere, it has been stolen."Goodnight," she whispered."Goodnight," he said softly,His voice drifting beyondThe silence of the closed line,And hanging like soft smoke in the airAbove her sleepy head.Sadly,She...

Life’s What You Make It – Rob’s Story Ch. 1

"Emmy and Robbie seemed doomed to loneliness until by chance their fates collided....."

This novella is an experimental writing collaboration by TheGulfCoaster and runnergirl. The story has two perfect halves, a male and a female side, which fit together as one. Runnergirl will reveal Emmy's feelings and tell the tale through her perspective,...