"A different kind of appetizer awaits Tom."
It is Friday, Valentine's Day, a day I wish to avoid. I have been anticipating this day with dread all week. Given the challenging week I have had and my reluctance to return to an empty home, I decided to...
"It’s not really that complicated"
I am fully confident that I am not always sureI can clearly put into words that I am…I am often at a lossFor direction, opportunityI flounder, my love and lust rolling in the pot, letting off steam and not really...
"Confessions Leading To Intimacy Between Friends"
I slumped onto the sofa as soon as I entered. Leena opened the door half asleep, disturbed from her siesta, unbothered to latch the main door. She left it to me to decide, walking back like a somnambulist patient to...
I tucked away the unedited version of me. It sat folded and unread until now. See, I’ve been waiting for you. My blue eyes blink slowly as your fingers slip underneath my blouse. It’s our first taste of one another, but...
"In Part 3, Lily and Jane's relationship turns and deepens."
Three nights after the evening that had unravelled Lily so completely, Jane opened her door to unexpectedly find Lily standing there, city lights glittering behind her like scattered diamonds.It had been a brutal week for Lily, endless meetings, a partner...
"Even if they don't see it, I do and it's beauty beyond words."
I love you as the earth loves its fire,in silence, in secret,where molten rivers dream beneath stone.You rise like a mountain crowned in storms,your silhouette carved by centuries of struggle,and I—I am the pilgrim who kneels at your edge,listening to...
"How do we express true love?"
Let me be your vicious protector.For foes that come your way may be slain by my resolve.They'll perish by the steely edges and tip of my sword.Let me be your rock and guiding light.So that you'll never be alone in...
"Who would have thought that getting caught by his daughter, having sex, would lead to this?"
His sixteen-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Em (short for Emma), entered the kitchen as Matt finished his cereal, perched on the high stool by the breakfast bar. She exchanged a sly glance at her father and proceeded to get a dish from the...
There’s no shame in breaking—even gold recalls its flame.I try to gather what is aching,piece by fragile piece remaking,and whisper every fault by name.And you keep watch beside me,soft breath upon my scar—your hands relearning edges,find hollows where hurt still...
"I had a long week, and I need some down time, thank goodness for the weekend."
I strip out of my top and leggings and turn on the shower and some music. As I wait for the water to warm, I admire myself in the mirror. My pale white skin is finally starting to get some...
