The pebbles crunched and shifted beneath her feet as she walked steadily to her bench by the shore. She knew it wasn't "her" bench, but...

December 6, 2010 Dear Grandpa, I’m using a red marker because all my pencils are still packed up. I found Emily’s marker case in the...

I walked into the dark library, pulling my lock breaking mechanism from the door and then closing it quietly behind me. Passing the...

"Sugar with your tea, Mommy?" She nodded, smiling as she watched her little hand hold the spoon as the girl pretended to pour sugar into...

The bells chimed as the door opened. I looked up to see a young woman, soaked from the rain outside, her auburn hair clinging to the...

Her head was pounding as she paced her small room. Prison. Not my room. She reminded herself. She had been held captive in this basement...

"I'm looking for Stacked Jack?" The soldiers erupted in laughter. All except one. She scowled at the others before turning her sharp eyes...

The light of the slow rising morning sun coaxed my eyes open. I waited for a moment, finally hearing the gentle sound of violins and...

"This is BULLSHIT! They're messing with nature!" "Jim.... honestly. It's not that big of a deal." "Easy for you to say, Sharon! Women...

I settled onto my favorite wooden bench in the park. It was tucked away and secluded but still offered a good view of the knoll....

"Jack! Jack, are you listening to me?" "Eh?" "Did you hear a word I said?" "Speak up, would ya, Betty? I can't hear a damn thing you're...

Those beautiful blue eyes staring back at me, wetness in the corners and a smile on his lips. This was my dream, this moment was what...

“I don’t understand.” Alethea’s large blue eyes looked from her mother to her father. “He doesn’t want to be here with us anymore.” Elena...

“Harry! Harry?” The roaring of power tools stopped followed by something heavy being set down on the workbench. “I’m here Theresa.” I...

I remember the first time I saw you. Sitting quietly in your golden cage in the window. The sheer curtain would sometimes blow back,...

Every Valentines day for the last three years, my girlfriend and I have started this tradition of giving each other one sexual golden...

The smell of stale cigarettes and body odor wafted into my nostrils before my eyes even opened. The crust of a long sleep made it...

I really hadn’t been sure I was ready to come back. An existence without pain or suffering had been bliss. Imagine waking up everyday and...

The hit came hard and fast throwing my head to the right. A loud crack as fist hit bone and then the shrill high pitched laughter of the...

Meow! I jumped, nearly falling out of my chair. "Get out of here, Wynona!" I shooed her away sending her scrambling off the table and...