As he allowed his body to give way to the music he saw him there across the room. It had been years since they’d last seen each other, but now he saw him in a new light. He glowed a million shades of neon greens and blues as the spotlights hit him in all the right places, and his eyes caught his as the music faded into the distance.

“You have spaghetti on your nose” Ryan pointed out to West who w...

I tried not to scream when Mom told us that Dad was getting off the plane. It had been two years… and he was coming back to us alive.

When I heard my little brother Michael squeal and yell “Daddy,” I widened my eyes and whipped around. There he was, his hair and beard gone but his twinkling green eyes still the same. He had a huge lopsided grin on his face.

“Dad!!!” I ran to him, sobbing happil...

“I missed you,” I sob as she lays on the blue carpet, her life pouring out to stain it purple. “I’m so sorry I was never there for you.”

“You were always there when…” She choked. “When I needed you,” her voice whispered. She spoke but her eyes were lifeless. “I love you.”

I fight back tears as I can’t say it back. Instead, I’m angry. “Always so selfish… YOU were never there for ME. Goodbye.”

Th...

When Propane walked into the house of his newly adoptive family, the first thing noticed was the smell. The faint but distinct scent alerted him that there was another greyhound somewhere in the house. His tail wagged with delight as he searched each room, hopeful to discover a new friend. Resting on the mantle above the fireplace sat the urns of Manny and Spuds, who stood in silent observance ...

“Whatcha doing?” Tony asked

“Just killing my darlings, sweetie peach,” Mom answered.

Still typing on her keyboard, she turned and smiled over at him. Tony was used to her magic and weirdness.

“Can I have a juice box?”

“Have a glass of milk and grab me a beer.” Mom returned to the soft glow of her screen.

Tony made a couple of peanut butter sandwiches. Carefully he cut them into perfect crustless ...

Dana exclaimed with excitement. The old gym was full of people, but the only one she saw was her old boyfriend from high school. He was alone- was he still single?

Her mind took her back to the prom in 1985 when she danced the night away with her high school sweetheart. She smiled at the memory. They were so happy; what happened?

Fast forward to her days in college. She had forgotten all about tha...

In life, they had been closer. Sister-like, but better. As if they fell from the same meteor.

Now in death they are closer. Their stars so close that to the living there seemed not to be two, but one, dazzling flare.

They were inseparable. Full of life. Full of musings and dreams of another world.

It has been many dreams since they meet again. It seems only fitting that should do so in death.

This...

We met under the oak tree,

a dress full of white as a princess,

man and woman side by side underneath the moon kissing,

her family did not approve us,

our first date took place on a beach that was so much fun we went there again,

my family was fascinated with her and how she carried herself,

She was forced to lie against her will

She lied down beneath the covers

Her family got in the way and ...

I look around me, the luminescent flames, huddled of people crying all around me, their tears hitting the pavement and it’s the events that brought me here that make me regret ever dragging myself out of my bed. I should have stayed home, trusted my gut instinct that engulfed me as soon as I woke up, but alas I didn’t, hence the shit-show in front of me.

The middle of the reunion wasn’t so bad, b...

I came a across a field of daisy’s… seeing such a beautiful thing grow almost made me cry… it reminded me so much of him, his warm, bright smile, his gentle personality and his adorable pale face. He was my hero, my prince and my savior, he protected me when life had its moments and when life gave up on me. He believed in someone like me, he love me for who I was and for what I was. Life was perfe...