“Don’t get me started on that god awful apartment.” Abby rolled her eyes, holding Voka, which rattled with ice in the glass and dripped with condensation from… Read more “Pictures Tell Stories”
Tag: flash fiction
Hitched Overnight
(Revised) My memories crumbled like crushed rocksas I massaged my temples to jog my memory.I arrived after the sun slipped beneath the horizon,other than that, I knownot… Read more “Hitched Overnight”
No More Secrets
I despised Anna’s friends,but cast aside my pride to steal a kissin a New York loft.Darlena, the worst of them,held a secret over my head;one that only… Read more “No More Secrets”
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”
Unafraid
I hold Ana’s hand as we meander,unafraid, projecting even bravery,through dirt and pebbles to the calm riverand heed the sign of the times we cedestreams over smooth… Read more “Unafraid”
Alicia Returns May’s Misery
Alicia slipped through the doorbefore I hit the lights for the night.She stood there.And I stood here.Alicia’s eyes rounded the cornersof my tight-lipped stare,reflecting when the existencewe… Read more “Alicia Returns May’s Misery”
Deal With Assumptions
I sat in a crowded cafe,drumming the table’s edgeover a coffee,feeling my date stood me up.Last month, I caught a break afterAmy tossed me a case,I spent… Read more “Deal With Assumptions”
Bail Money
(Published at Wattpad) I made a big, okay, huge mistake, Dad.Again?Again—I told you…—I need you to get me.To bail you out again?Dad, I swear this is the… Read more “Bail Money”
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”
The Pastor’s Wife
Anna’s truck kicked up dustand her taillights fadedas condensed dirt and rocks combinedwith vexation.But it only stung when I believed,or breathed us into the futurethat I’d arranged… Read more “The Pastor’s Wife”