It’s 77 degrees on a late July Friday evening. She has rum for her and all the fixings for a vodka martini for him. Burgers sizzle on the grill, and Queen currently pumps from the speaker. She sits at the table, happy and content, as she watches him at the grill. He turns and notices…
Read moreShe stood under the stars, their brilliance illuminating the night. A soft breeze tickled her cheek. She sighed, and the words tumbled out of her mouth; “I love you.” The breeze picked up; trees danced. She heard her words in the rustle of the leaves. “I love you,” repeated the breeze. The warm air flew…
Read moreAnyone who knows me knows I’m not too fond of surprises, specifically those that require me to abruptly change my planned activities. It almost feels as if I’m being violated somehow. Those who know me well give me warnings. “I’m going to go soon,” has turned into my own personal seven-minute bell. What is a…
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She heard the bell, behind her and to the right. She swam to the left and forward. Land must be this way. She’d been swimming in the ocean’s tide for what seemed her whole life. She tried to make her way to land and happiness, but it always seemed just out of reach. The bells…
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Holidays. They’re days every child looks forward to and most adults dread. If you don’t dread holidays it’s likely because you are a well-adjusted human with people who love you. It’s sad actually, that many of us do not have that. So we either ignore the holiday as if it doesn’t exist or spend the…
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