The coffee shop glowed, front window framed by a string of amber lights. It reflected on the shimmering pavement, the already over-green town draped in its usual overcast cloak. I sat alone, nestled against a rain-flecked window, a faded copy...
rain
The Cabin By The Lake
"We went to the lake to close up his family's cabin for winter..."
My boyfriend Mark was getting his things ready to go to his family's cabin at Douglas Lake, which was about an hour and a half's drive from Asheville Tennessee, where we both lived.He had shown me pictures of the small...
While Gary B.B. Coleman was singing about the sky crying, I was inside staring vacantly at my armoire, wondering what the fuck I was going to wear. A glass of red was in my right hand, to calm my nerves,...
It's a dangerous borderline.We're riding some rapturous tide,I'd call it a featherweight bliss you'll always seal with a kiss,something I can only describewhen the moment blooms.Before we made it to your room,the city shimmered all around youas if trying to tell...
It was a scorching dry day in a long run of hot, dry days. We sauntered back through the trees toward our chalet, our footsteps cushioned by the bed of dry pine needles beneath our feet.The super-heated air was rich...
Standing, huddled, in the rain. It’s three AM.Her body couples to mine and mine to hers,Like tireless magnets,Connected by some infinite, impalpable force.Our sky is a misty, glowing amber streetlight haze,And our lust,Just a metaphor of something better.A steady rain...
Rainbow grabbed her bag and stormed off, she had had enough of her fiancé’s stupid accusations. At first, it was cute but now it was just annoying. Abdul, her fiancé, was always teasing her claiming he knew she was one...
The Accidental Whore
"A chance meeting leads to some uncharacteristic behaviour."
Bright lights, pubs and clubs. Laughter, shouting, drunkenness and expectation; scattered chips, spilled beer and kebabs reduced to vomit. Most married couples our age merely skirted the area, heading for the more upmarket restaurants, or maybe a bit of musical...
Hello Silence, My New Friend
"the beauty of silence"
The explosion caught me completely by surprise. I awoke 3 days later, tubes and wires snaking from my body, surrounded by shades of white. Absolute silence. I was sure I was dead. The cobwebs slowly fell away. Hospital. I anxiously...