“Whatever she said about me, it isn’t true,” I said. “I mean, sure, I used to sleep around, not on you, but that’s in the past.” “My… Read more “Alisha’s Medicine”
Category: fiction
Fix Me, Shrink!
We sat over coffee in an evenly lit beige office. I needed to get something off my chest. I didn’t know how, just that I needed to.… Read more “Fix Me, Shrink!”
The Unemployed Catch
I sat over a cigarette and a local newspaper at the kitchen table. I was going over the classifieds. I shifted my notepad and glasses and reached… Read more “The Unemployed Catch”
Calendar Pages
Sorrow paints my day with a vinegar kiss.It’s permanently ingrained in dried cement.The words carry a season of loss,and letting go takes the breath out of me.An… Read more “Calendar Pages”
Sinning in Jeans
I sat in the library over cold coffee and opened books, going over notes for a twelfth-grade biology quiz. I wanted to prove to Mom that I… Read more “Sinning in Jeans”
Overreacting
“Oh, so you think I’m cute when I’m angry, do you? Well, get ready because I’m about to get gorgeous,” Dakota said, pressing her finger into my… Read more “Overreacting”
Murder for You
(Revised) “Do you have any idea what time it is?” Mary said through crinkled eyes, cracking the door. “Besides, you’re not supposed to be here. It’s over,… Read more “Murder for You”
Told You So
The sun crawled out of the deep, but it was still brutally cold. I stood, key in hand, before her bedroom door — a door I promised… Read more “Told You So”
Tight Jeans
“Do these jeans make me look, you know, fat?” Melissa said, through squinted, teary eyes.I stopped. “Me?” I pointed at myself the way a preoccupied kid in… Read more “Tight Jeans”
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