"Cary learns to release herself to accept her inner desires."
“Did I hear that right?” Andrea asked, as she walked into the kitchen where Cary and I had been talking about the previous night’s activities. “Did you say you didn’t love me?” I shook my head. I was trapped. There...
"Dreams, nightmares, and waking realities."
Chapter: November “Nightmares Are Made of This” *** Never quite even-handed or necessarily fair, life settles on the precipice of endless balances: wealth and poverty, ambition and apathy, love and hate, darkness and light… dreams and nightmares. Often it seems...
"Sweet Dreams Finale - What does the future bring?"
Chapter: December “Don’t Dream, It’s Over” *** Losing someone you love is a devastating experience, and even after decades of weathering life’s travails, the human body is a terribly fragile creation. Grief is the embodiment of stress, emotional strain, and...
"An upgrade in the relationship."
Chapter: June “Ties That Bind” *** In a parallel universe, anything is possible. A world might exist where you’re the president, a prize-winning journalist, a loud-mouthed radio host, or maybe just a homeless bum. An ideal you might even exist,...
"Reconciliation of past relationships and preserving those in the present."
Chapter: September “The Glow of the Moon” *** Decisions vary in scope and importance. We make them all the time; their making defines us as people, tells others who we have been, what we are, what we might be. Maybe...
"A vacation that will change their lives forever."
Chapter: August “The Sun and the Moon” *** Life is as full of treasured moments as it is of hardship, though the challenges and obstacles that must be overcome can seem insurmountable, weighing so heavily that it seems even Atlas...
"Checking in and moving out."
Chapter: May “Reality Check” *** Meeting a girlfriend’s parents is a defining moment in a relationship; theoretically, you’ll make a lasting impression on your honey’s parents that won’t make them go for the shotgun. Yes, ma’am. I do think your...
"Jahn, Fiona, and Jenny strengthen their relationship."
Chapter: April “Dirty Dancing” *** If you have any talent for bullshitting, there are some torpedoes you can see coming and prepare for with a little well-intentioned manipulation. Evil questions like ‘Do these pants make my ass look fat?’ or...
"How to reconcile school and relationships"
I wipe the smug from my chin and fish for the key.I’m late again. I need the hall to myself a momentBefore we meet. It’s like a hum in the air, A rumble in the boards, this new thing between.At...
"Wouldn't you like to be my good neighbour?"
for lainey and mare, good neighbours when i'm gone . . . * * * * * * *Cat on the ledge is mewingDrops on the pane are wetTea on the counter’s brewing,Just grab my goth heels and I’m set--...