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Hello, Yellow

Posted on December 29, 2017January 9, 2018 Posted in short storyTagged creative writing, daily prompt, flash fiction, short stories, short story, stories5 Comments

It’s Tuesday, October twenty-fifth, and there is a hand on the box in the corner. Continue reading “Hello, Yellow” →

Seventeen

Posted on August 3, 2017August 15, 2017 Posted in short storyTagged creative writing, daily prompt, flash fiction, heartbreak, love, short story, writing, writing 10112 Comments

This is a story about climbing. Up to the roof where they won’t see, feet on the edge of a cliff, the edge of a cliff on the cusp of the city. Continue reading “Seventeen” →

Mirrors

Posted on April 30, 2017May 4, 2017 Posted in short storyTagged creative writing, daily prompt, flash fiction, love, lovers, short story, writing, writing 10138 Comments

It is seven in the morning, and everything is falling apart. Continue reading “Mirrors” →

Hesitate

Posted on March 1, 2017March 14, 2017 Posted in short storyTagged daily prompt, featured, life, love, magnet, makeup, Poetry, torrent, twitter, writing19 Comments

He broke gaze after thirty seconds, he knew because there was a clock on the wall right behind her head ticking away the hours they had spent there in the dark deciding if they were good for each other anymore. Continue reading “Hesitate” →

The Invincible Man

Posted on February 10, 2017February 10, 2017 Posted in short storyTagged creative writing, daily prompt, heartbreak, love, short story, travel, writing, writing 10163 Comments

In the corner store, 3501, is where I found him this time. Continue reading “The Invincible Man” →

Nobody Gets

Posted on January 29, 2017February 6, 2017 Posted in short storyTagged creative writing, daily prompt, flash fiction, heartbreak, love, love story, quotes, writing, writing 10127 Comments

It didn’t take much to figure it out, it just fell out Continue reading “Nobody Gets” →

A Note On The Docks

Posted on January 20, 2017February 10, 2017 Posted in short storyTagged heartbreak, life, love, love story, Poetry, short story, writing12 Comments

I will not be forgotten. Continue reading “A Note On The Docks” →

Clawed

Posted on June 6, 2016 Posted in short storyTagged creative writing, flash fiction, heartbreak, love, prose, short story, writing, writing 1019 Comments

It’s not past seven but the day is dark, a slow trickle of rain coming through the window. Continue reading “Clawed” →

The Lonely

Posted on April 20, 2016April 20, 2016 Posted in short story, UncategorizedTagged blog, bloggers, creative writing, flash fiction, heartbreak, love, prose, short story, thoughts, writing, writing 1016 Comments

It was cold out. Not too cold out, but the wind was predictably chill this time of year and everyone knew it too. Continue reading “The Lonely” →

Six Chances

Posted on March 6, 2016March 7, 2016 Posted in short storyTagged creative writing, daily prompt, flash fiction, short story, stories, story, writer, writing, writing 10120 Comments

It was an inevitability, the crack of a hand across her face. Continue reading “Six Chances” →

The Black

Posted on February 29, 2016August 18, 2016 Posted in short storyTagged creative writing, daily prompt, horror, short story, suspense, writer, writing18 Comments

It was the kind of thing adrenaline junkies live for, and contrary to what the diving instructors of Acona will tell you, it most certainly was not an urban legend. Continue reading “The Black” →

Trying To Lose

Posted on February 10, 2016February 11, 2016 Posted in short storyTagged creative writing, heartbreak, love, Poem, short story, writing, writing 10116 Comments

It was cold and wet, the sheen from two days of pouring rain still reflecting off the street lamps. Continue reading “Trying To Lose” →

Shattered

Posted on February 2, 2016August 12, 2016 Posted in short story, UncategorizedTagged creative writing, horror, short story, suspense, thriller, writing, writing 10129 Comments

The one thing he hated more than anything was the sound of breaking glass. Continue reading “Shattered” →

21st Century Love Affair

Posted on January 18, 2016January 18, 2016 Posted in Poem, short storyTagged blog, communication, creative writing, heartbreak, love, slam poetry, spoken word, technology, writing27 Comments

It’s kind of crazy that this is what it’s come to, when all it takes is a small irrelevant “K-Dot” to stump you. Continue reading “21st Century Love Affair” →

Just Friends Now

Posted on January 1, 2016 Posted in short storyTagged creative writing, daily prompt, heartbreak, love, love story, new years, short story, story, writer, writing, writing 10146 Comments

I picked her up from the airport. I had insisted on it even though we were in this weird place, her getting up and leaving for weeks without a word the most obvious of indications. Continue reading “Just Friends Now” →

Play House

Posted on December 9, 2015January 4, 2016 Posted in short storyTagged author, creative writing, heartbreak, love, love stories, Poem, Poetry, short story, story, writing17 Comments

A big house on a lake, and a boy who doesn’t love me. Continue reading “Play House” →

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