The music crackles and he takes my hand for the very first time. The record spins, he spins me with it. We laugh. We dance. We kiss. His song is on repeat. It becomes our song. It plays at our wedding. It plays our daughter to sleep. She plays it herself when she is sad.... Continue Reading →
Conquered Jungles
Nature sends storms and man builds shelter. At first he uses Nature to build and then, over time, creates his own materials. Concrete Jungles conquer the real ones and Man harnesses Nature. He takes the animal features he most desires and paves over wilderness. He creates light when Nature is dark and travels further than he... Continue Reading →
Paparazzi
Lights flash in the dark. There is a deep, thunderous rumble. Insults rain down. The media storm has hit. She covers her face and hurries to the cab. The driver hits some of paparazzi with the door as he opens it for her. He speeds away before she has fastened her seat belt. He is used to this,... Continue Reading →
Luck in Love
Luck turned to Fate and said, "What should I do?" "Whatever you want," Fate smiled because she knew already. Luck took Fate's hand and a man missed his train. He cursed them both and sat to wait for the next one. Luck smiled at Fate and a gust of wind blew a ticket from a woman's... Continue Reading →
A Glass Heart
He shattered her heart. Shards of it crunched under his boots as he left. She tried to pick it up, piece it back together, but every time she touched it she bled. There was glass in her skin and splinters of anger in her pain. The floor trembled and pieces of her heart rose with her rage.... Continue Reading →
