Tomorrow
“Hey, kid. Sonora just broke a toe. You’re up tomorrow. Make sure you’re ready.” Just a few words and her life was going to change drastically. She’d be going from a company dancer to a principal...
View ArticleMorning frost
— I didn’t want to do a basic window, but we get neat frost on the car window in the morning. I was lucky enough to catch the moon this morning, too. For the IndieInk Photo Battle (#IIPhoto) this...
View ArticlePostcards
“Your father traveled a lot.” She smiled. “In some ways, though, it seemed like he was here. He sent postcards and letters from everywhere he ended up, at least once a day, sometimes more. He was very...
View ArticleFamous does not equal right
Unfortunately, this guy I grew up with is now famous. He’s a star in the music world. I wish I had been nicer. Everyone who knew both of us knows that he holds a grudge and that I’m the subject. He’s...
View ArticleA purple love story
She sat in front of the simple mirror, running the boar-bristle brush through her ebon hair. She smiled as she thought fondly of her handsome fiancé for whom she waited with trembling excitement. Their...
View ArticleOn writing
“I believe that writers run out of material, I really do.” – Brian Wilson I don’t believe that writers run out of material, or at least not exactly. I will rebut this a little with a quote from one of...
View ArticleThe dogs of war
“Which one of you did it? Which one of you started this war?” The boys cowered in the corner, clearly terrified of the hulking man bellowing at them. None of them answered; one whimpered. “Fess up, you...
View ArticleDespicable
The idea of the social contract is that people have an agreement to form a society and be governed by the laws of that society. Another piece of this, though, is that people within the society agree to...
View ArticleCompanionship
She was sitting at the bar looking tired and lost. She was also quite attractive, though he was sure she didn’t feel particularly interesting right then. He knew he could change that, at least. He was...
View ArticleFog
When the fog comes in off the water, it makes me think of where I grew up. We got a lot of sun growing up. During the summer we’d walk to the park to swim practice. I’d take off my shoes and walk...
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