Kelly can have her heartbreakand choke on her birthday cake.No one showed up at her partybecause I shredded the invitations.As Kelly cries into a glass of wine… Read more “Wet Engagement”
Category: prose
Cabin Guessing Names
The next-door neighbor to my summer cabin stole my breath as I inhaled the beauty of her life at first sight.Ana, that’s the name she gave me,… Read more “Cabin Guessing Names”
Begging
I begged Ana not to step out the door,but she counted the cost of excusesthat sold me short of a liar’s delight.As I wept, cast down on… Read more “Begging”
Wine In June
Caitlyn etched her name on my lips.I called her out before I knewshe wasn’t even home,interrupting my thoughtsso much so that I added herto the grocery listof… Read more “Wine In June”
Office Suitor
My crush didn’t knowthat I was a suitor,her suitor, after her,and my existence went over her mindand under her breath.Three offices to the left,I’d sneak peeks of… Read more “Office Suitor”
Whirlwind Surprise
We’d met on a dating sitebecause, of course, we did.Our long-distance talksled to late-night video chats.Earlier this summer, I shiftedmy commitments for love’s sake.Amy couldn’t move, so… Read more “Whirlwind Surprise”
Daughter Adopted
(Revised) A tale of separate motivesresonated with an afterthoughtleft filtering through dense smog as her taillightsfaded, kicking up dust, headingGod only knows where.I’d played Tara’s fool well… Read more “Daughter Adopted”
Lost Change Found
On my travel across the southern half of the map,I gave a man a handful of changebut couldn’t convince me that I’d changed myself.I hung my hat… Read more “Lost Change Found”
Better Than Said
Taken aback,that’s what I waswhen I saw Hannah pushinga cart through a grocer.It’d been ten years,maybe even moresince we’d last crossed paths.She decided life had more to… Read more “Better Than Said”
A Forest Of Self-Esteem
The lengthy oak tree branchesswayed, with a summer breeze that didn’t coola goddamn thing, without direction for carein my line of sight, changingfaces underneath the surface,my anxiety… Read more “A Forest Of Self-Esteem”
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