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: Betrayed

"I love you, but...," Tara began before she faltered. She knew it would be difficult, but she had prepared for this moment. No she didn't know if she could go through with it, but also knew it was now too late to back out. "What do you mean?" Lenny interrupted her, his forehead furrowed. His …

Short Story: Perfidy

The lights flickered as the sound of thunder rattled the windows before going out, casting Edmund into darkness. The sound of wind and torrential rain lashed against the window as he fumbled for a lighter. He cursed the decision to quit smoking, a decision forced on him by his wife. He cursed his inability to …

Short story: Madness

She wore her madness as lightly as the pale beams of the autumnal moon. What chance did I have? I had no defenses against her. I was a lowly mortal and she some heavenly creature, or forsaken demon from some unfathomable hell. All I knew was she was an otherworldly being, and I was besotted, …

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: The price of love

Love is stupid. Yeah, I said it. Maybe love makes people stupid, or at least makes sane people do stupid things. Maybe it's part of it, or all of it, or maybe it's just me. I don't know. I used to know, just like everyone's an expert until you're mired in something and you realize …

Dark thoughts

It's dangerous when I'm home alone. I have nothing to occupy my time, and the dark thoughts that usually cloud my mind are free to run wild. My insecurities are ripping at my soul, and I feel lost, afraid, alone. It's been a while since I've felt this way. At least to this degree. I'm …

My promise for 2017

Another year has come and gone. On a personal level, this year has been the best year so far. I've let a lot of my anger and bitterness go. I've accepted some hard truths about myself. I've opened myself up more than I ever have. I've discovered that I'm capable of loving and being loved. …

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 …

Short Story: My curse

There's a certain inevitability to the whole endeavor. Writing it down, it appears as though I may have given up, which I wish I could say wasn't the case, but for honesty's sake, I have. I don't mean to make my plight sound more grand than it is, though for me it comes as a …