“…I just feel stupid all of the time. Like I can’t do anything right!” Giulia slumped into the couch and hid her face in her hands.
Her friend Juliet sighed sympathetically,
“The brain is one of the most complex, most resilient clumps of matter that the universe will and has ever known. It can be an enemy or a friend depending on the habits you feed it.” She rested her hand on her shoulder, “Plea...
“911 what’s your emergency?”
“I’ve uh- just found an unconscious woman off of Pine Crest Drive.”
The young man’s voice trembled, "She looks my age, about 20 or so."
“Is she breathing sir?”
“Yes, she is, her stomach is moving up and down,” he took a deep breath,
“Um, so- she’s wearing this pink dress that looks like it’s been ripped to shreds by a person or some animal or something. I have no i...
“No crowds today,” he thought. Perfect.
With a cane assisting his limp, Ulrich leisurely strolled down the narrow, hedge-laden path.
He hated the hustle, bustle, and overabundance of new noises that modern living brought with it in recent decades.
Ping. Ding. Brrrang. Level 4! Call from John.
Ear-drum-shatteringly loud music from crackly car radios. He missed a slower-paced way of life back in his...
I hate that I’m going to have to pretend.
I abhor pretending.
I took a deep breath as I saw the two of them round the brick building corner from the parking lot, staring into each other's eyes and hand-in-hand like a stupid Disney sitcom.
“Charlotte!” Sam skipped up and swung her arms around me in a strong squeeze. I haven’t known her too long, but we’ve already become so close.
She beamed all w...
“Oh that poor woman!”
“She never found love in life.”
“How could she go on?”
“There’s no way I could do that.”
“What a lonely, awful life.”
They made false judgements
Some days, silence was comfort
Others it was death
But Tess never felt lacking
As much love surrounded her
Friends close and friends far
Family here and family there
A congregation
A farm full of animals
And warm-hearted workers to...
“Marlboro Reds. Two.”
The older gentleman grunted, reaching into his jeans pocket for a torn and faded wallet which had long seen better days.
I got off the stool and opened the cigarette cabinet with the cluster of keys that hung off my khakis. I slid him the boxes and he slid me the money, as if it were some kind of a strange, western stand-off.
“Thank you, have a great day,” I yawned.
He sto...
“I don’t know why. I just couldn’t help myself,”
David smiled smugly.
Chocolate-y crumbs and smears lined his entire mouth, “You know Andrea, you need to be more careful next time!” He licked his fingers then wiped his hands on his dinosaur boxers, “Anybody could just easily open your fridge and take something like that.”
My entire devil’s food cake disappeared into the void of a 6 year-old, nev...
