A forecasted snow-bearing Christmas was three days away. The sun was climbing out of the deep well of winter, but it was still brutally cold. The living… Read more “Evicted on Christmas”
Category: christmas
Sinister Sunday Drive
Tara enjoyed Sunday evening drives. I was getting sick of driving in the winter chill. Not even the light forecasted snowflakes slapping the windshield could deter us… Read more “Sinister Sunday Drive”
Black Friday Gift
(Published at The Writers Club) Blank stares trapped in the rearview mirrors, she’d say.She’d explain away what people saidbehind closed doors with my name on their tongues.The… Read more “Black Friday Gift”
Holiday Date
It was two days until Christmas, and Ben didn’t have a date to entertain his mother’s view of happiness for him. Ben felt love had passed by… Read more “Holiday Date”
The Invitation
Mark is the black sheep of the family and thinks the government monitors cell phones, so he never called. But when Ben receives a letter with an… Read more “The Invitation”
Crackling Flames (Date Night)
Cozy warm winter nights by the fireplace cut through undivided attention, forming cracks in the wine glass — half-full to show me the door and everything beyond… Read more “Crackling Flames (Date Night)”
Redemption
A man worthy of death receives his sentence. Not even the guilt and shame could wipe away the stain of regret. Soon to be strapped on a… Read more “Redemption”
Staring Through Her
A castle she built with cherry wood hides white lies that catch her by a glasshouse with weathered cracks by surprise in the bed of another lover,… Read more “Staring Through Her”
Evicted on Christmas
A forecasted snow-bearing Christmas was three days away. The sun was climbing out of the deep well of winter, but it was still brutally cold. The living… Read more “Evicted on Christmas”
Pleasant Suprise
“Oh…don’t act like you’ve never thought of it,” Amy said, taking a quick sip of fresh coffee. “Think about what?” I shrugged, staring into the fireplace, then… Read more “Pleasant Suprise”