He dabbed the many little cuts on Taylor’s arm and sighed, annoyed. “I don’t get it. You’re twenty something and don’t know how a mandolin works?”

“I just- we didn’t have that and no one ever taught me”

“You have to be careful. You can’t just recklessly use any kitchen tool.”

“Well you said-“

Arnie gave him a look that told him to shut it....

I held her hand tight, and I wasn’t ever letting go. I’m glad she’s old enough to know who I am without visiting often. She’s going to grow up into a beautiful lady and I’m both scared and excited to watch it happen....

Looking down at the goose, your eyebrows knit together.

“I mean my wife she took all the goslings and she took our lake we had together…”

“I can only offer for you to stay a few nights. I do still have some tea and bread out if you’d like?”

He nodded just a little....

I tried to search for that little spark, the spark that shows who can kill and who can’t. Nothing gave me that knowledge I just couldn’t find it. Her eyes were too soft with that little speck of gold in each of them. Eyes framed with long, curled lashes without any effort at all. I wouldn’t believe for a moment that those eyes could go dark. That’s what too many people thought happened. I can only...

Simon slid down one of the pipes to get down from his house. He didn’t mind living in an old factory, despite how much his mom did. School was out for the winter and it was difficult to keep warm. The easiest way was to duck into the sandwich shop on the corner. They had the best pastrami if you asked nice....

It’s so easy to drown out a voice. It’s all too easy to dampen a smile. Finally, the sun grows weary of seeing men squander its light. As their mood darkens, so do the skies. Thunder clouds float over hot heads and rage pours from them.

“ENOUGH.”

Her fist slammed onto the table and shook the dinnerware. She was tired....

Fingers woven into hair

Hands over hearts

And best of all

Cupped faces.

So many things hands can do

Paint

Shoot

Silence

Mold

Write.

But none

Make me smile quite so much....

The forest seemed to have a whisper of its own, the call of the wild as some call it. It’s enchanting and alluring in a way not possible to describe. Many like to give it a name, or a creature to blame. It can go by many names, my favorite is the wendigo. It has legends of its own to warn us. Mother Nature has her way of operating, things that keep us mortals out of her forests. We’re well known f...

It’s easy for adults to say you should find someone to complete you. That’s all too difficult to find when no one is quite perfect for you. No one needs another to be complete, although some might feel that way as they haven’t found enough of themselves to feel whole. Completion is something important for everyone to attempt first on their own without outside assistance. One should feel comfortabl...

An almost affectionate nickname

Was given to the town drunk

Who never took shit from another.

He’d stumble out of a bar

And despite what it seemed

He’d protect the women

Good and true....