"What Happens When You Can't Have The One Person You Want Most?"
What's wrong with me? I ask myself as I attempt to open my eyes and lift my arms for the umpteenth time. I can't move... it's like I'm completely paralyzed. I feel wetness slide down my cheeks and land on...
"Mara discovers that her first crush is more of a kindred spirit than she ever would have guessed."
Wearing a half-hearted smile, Mara looked out over the lake, trying to enjoy the beauty of the Minnesota morning. The laughter of a loon in the distance accompanied an earthy smelling breeze that rustled her golden blonde hair.Mara’s arm whipped,...
"Mara discovers that her first crush is more of a kindred spirit than she ever would have guessed."
Sitting around the fire at Wade’s camp that evening, Mara glanced at her furiously blushing father and stifled a laugh. Her great uncle continued the story, much to her father’s chagrin.“Now, I didn’t see Steve’s gallantry, so I had no...
"Everyone has secrets, but some are harder to share."
Dan’s eyes popped open when he heard the hiss of something running through the dry leaves and grass, the sound drawing closer by the second.“Hey,” he protested when the two young squirrels used him as a convenient ramp to reach...
"Everyone has secrets, but some are harder to share."
Brooke sat in the anchor’s chair, reading the last of the news item on the paper that the cameraman had handed her. Other than the clothes she was wearing, she looked every bit the part.“I’m Brooke Kline, for Channel Seven...
"Special people deserve deeper thought."
Is hoping that you see them soon. You want to chat, Or just to spoon.You want and need them here so much. The scent of them consumes your nose, We smile and think and feel a twitch. The blood now rushing...
"Can she find love, caught between two worlds?"
Daniel peeked out the window and watched his daughter standing next to a car, chatting with the young man who owned it. Though the day’s outing was a civil protest against a factory releasing contaminated wastewater, he could see in...
"Do not lie with thy enemy ..."
Blood. It is all I have ever known. From the moment I was brought into this world, shrouded in it, to present. I carry sword and shield in hand, leading my army to battle, feeling the blood of the enemy...
"A quick rescue leads to steamy fun with the bus driver."
I was returning to my district's bus yard to park my school bus for the weekend. It was Columbus Day weekend and I was excited for three days off. The streets were black without a single vehicle on it besides...
"Ray and Leez score when least expected."
Over the next couple of weeks, Leez and I saw quite a bit of each other. We adapted our schedules to conform to her nursing shifts. For me, this worked out fine giving me lots of quality writing time. As...