Short Story: Miracle

It felt as though my heart was being squeezed by a vise. Or maybe it felt as though it was been forced through a shredder. It was a pain I've felt before, a pain I think we're all to familiar with, at least if you're ever had the misfortune of falling in love and experiencing …

Short story: The raging storm

He sat stoically as he read her text. He couldn't fall to pieces in public. He had clients to deal with, coworkers to work with. No, his private hell would have to wait. He'd have plenty of time to fall apart when he got home. All the time in the world. Maybe all of eternity …

Short Story: Shards

The look in Timothy's eyes said it all. Grace saw him as he rounded the corner of the aisle as she stocked the shelves of the toy department. She had dreaded seeing in him for some time, dreaded the look he was now giving her. Her hands instinctively went to her belly, protecting her baby from …

A writing assignment

I wrote this as part of my final portfolio for my Creative Writing class back in 2013. It's probably the most intimate portrait of what I went through during 2011, and the most painful experience I've lived through ever committed to writing. It's not easy putting it out there, but here it is. If you're …

Short Story: Shattered

I wish I could pinpoint the exact moment my heart broke. There has to be a moment when it's whole and well and in the next it's shattered beyond recognition, beyond hope of ever being whole again. In my mind's eye, I picture a high-speed camera recording it happening, and then when I replay it …