Guys like me don’t usually do things like this, but I’ve been up since three o’clock, sitting here in the dark, waiting for the brisk October sun… Read more “Autumn Gazebo”
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Wine From A Dusty Box Kindle
(© 2020 AC) (Erica Orloff edited this short story.) (Wattpad, Amazon Kindle.)
Camera Shy
“If this is what you think is honest—”“I think you’d better go!” I looked down and away, pointing to the front door.“Not going to forgive me, are… Read more “Camera Shy”
In Sickness & Bad Health
Elma’s weary eyes — heavy from therapy — shed clouded judgment, spreading the sting of regret on her cheeks. As I pay the bills for treatment we… Read more “In Sickness & Bad Health”
Dead Body
(© 2020 AC) (Wattpad, Amazon Kindle.)
Paralyzed by Indecision
I stood, hands clasped around a mug amid a mid-December winter wind with a warm cup half full of seventeen-year-old dreams tucked inside seventeen-year-old lies. Absent a… Read more “Paralyzed by Indecision”
Promises After Dark
We all want our last first kiss with that special someone — whether we want to admit it. I’d been pushed around by too many lovers. I’d… Read more “Promises After Dark”
Selfless is Selfish
Sara is getting married.She doesn’t love him.Should I tell him?At the altar, make an objection?Exchange my life for his (like Jesus would totally do) and marry her… Read more “Selfless is Selfish”
Her Orgasms Bring Me Home
Away from the grasp of her warmth, this she tells me she wants to do; that I tell her, I’d love it, too. Words we speak through… Read more “Her Orgasms Bring Me Home”
Car Dreams
Cocoa butter scented skin on bare skin in the backseat of her mustang on a Sunday afternoon drive. I hoped we’d go away, fly away to anywhere… Read more “Car Dreams”