The moon was her strength and it was driving her forward. The city streets were quite as they should be. There was a mandatory curfew in place. Even most of the window blinds were drawn. No one really wanted to be touched by the light of the […]
Late last year, I realized that my word for the year was going to be that of “joy”. And, I have been determined to remind myself of my word each day. I also have been set on not letting others take my joy. One has to […]
As they neared the entrance to the tunnel she had this eerie sense of dejavu. She could taste the air and hear the wind. Meanwhile, her bones were acutely aware they had been here before. It was like this dream in which she had lived it all before. […]
That smell. That horrid smell. She couldn’t quite place it but it lingered. It was putrid. Revolting. Inescapable yet undetermined. Revolting. Amazing that something so horrific could be intertwined with such serenity and beauty. She would be in awe if it were not for how putrid it all […]
She was tired and hungry. Starving. She hadn’t eaten since the night before. She needed to keep reminding herself to take care of herself. She just got so involved in her tasks that she often forgot to eat. She just wanted to do a good job at work. […]
What a beautiful piece of work. She always loved this as it reminded her of her vivid childhood imagination. She was always creative and felt a need to tell a story. She had vivid dreams as a kid of having lived within this intricate clock. She dreamt of […]
It had been a long day. An emotional one where they had come to pay tribute and say goodbye. Her heart was still swollen. She had needed to decompress. She was deep into her nightime netflix binge when she automatically flicked something off her chest and sat up. […]
Today was the day. Every one was buzzing with excitement and trepidation. This time capsule was everything their town had been banking on for decades. They were all standing around eagerly waiting, wishing that he would just rush it and get to the door and pull […]
My family has always had a fraught relationship with lady luck. My mom had fantastic luck until she didn’t. Then it became horrid. I had great luck for a few things and no luck for a few others. I learned from an early age, I had to either […]
She had great admiration and respect for her mother. For all the women in her family. They were strong, funny, and adaptable. They were very adaptable. They had learned very an early age to bend and twist to reach the light in their lives. To be […]
