You want to scream as you feel his gold ring which matches yours pressing down which you notice as an afterthought and you don’t scream...

The slightly deflated football stuck out of the grassy soil as if the lower point had been glued into a carved-out gravesite. I don’t...

The Paratrooper tilted slightly as it reached the top of its loop, and Sarah clung to Caroline. Caroline laughed, tossing her thick,...

A weighted sadness Pulled me under How far I didn't know My problems were circling Like sharks contemplating a painful bloody kill...

“Okay, Sam-MEE, are you ready?” Jose asks, his curls bouncing despite the weight of the water droplets splashing off them. I nod. As I...

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There where we walked over stones between cliff face and sea trees stretched our spirits to sunshine, to sky and the stream’s drill awoke...

The Sensitive Geek My first love was a TV trope. I was first exposed to the Sensitive Geek through Seth Cohen, a character from the The...

There's a story I don't tell about two stupid things that happened. One thing happened the summer before high school started. I was at...

Once, God came to me in the form of a cat. Two thousand one had been a stressful year. I lost a job that I had held for years. I was...

Luca raises the wine glass to her mouth. A simple move to conceal her disdain. The dining hall is dimly lit, festoon lights hang low...