Scream For Help

"Alerted by the sound of distress, Harry discovers a way to show his true colours behind his shyness"

"I'm sorry to have scared you like that," Nicola said, passing Harry a coffee and sitting beside him on her sofa.Nicola had only moved into her new flat a couple of weeks earlier, and getting to know one of her...

Villanelle to a Shared Yearning

"Hiraeth: nostalgia tinged with sadness over loss and a yearning for a place that may never have been"

Nostalgia yearns for places never found,We search in hope, with joy, and trusting sighs;Hiraeth is ours, both souls are homeward bound.The hollow echoes with a birdlike sound,A song is heard, it crests and gently dies;Nostalgia yearns for places never found.We found...

A Simple Affair–Part II

"Vic stands at the precipice of his personal abyss."

Vic's mind was swirling. Cheryl had just blurted out that she was falling in love with him and he didn't know how to react. He enjoyed her company, that much was certain, but was his fascination with her based on...

The End of the Darkness

"Love brightens my life."

I used to think Darkness was my friend. Because it would Hide the scars. The scars On my heart, The scars On my soul. The darkness was my friend. But I could not see All the damage I was doing...

I Lied

"Dedicated to the one true love of my life.........She knows why it says what it says."

I Lied I lied to myself once, Told myself “I don’t need love.” I lied to myself again. Told myself, “I am fine.” Once more I lied to myself. Told myself, “I am strong.” I lied to myself another time....

WAITING FOR MELINDA

"We made love to the sound of cold winter rain drumming on the car’s roof."

WAITING FOR MELINDAby Rumple ForeskinThe cold rain told a sad story in a soft voice, and I was listening.I'm a good listener; always have been. Especially out here in the woods, in the rain, inside this small cemetery. I sit...