The morning horn sounded and the kids left their bunkers heading out to the fields sleepy-eyed. It didn’t matter how many times they did this, they were always sleepy. They went barefoot so that they could feel the moist morning grass. It helped them feel alive […]
She opened her eyes and it was still dark out. She scanned the room knowing that she needed her medication immediately. She couldn’t let a second more go by. Her stomach was knotted and she felt there was no end in sight. She needed to numb it all. […]
Tick tock. Tick tock. Her bags were packed and she was beyond excited for this opportunity of a lifetime. Ever since she was a kid she had dreamt of this moment. She had been so quiet about it all. Although, she had been the best singer in all of […]
So many thought of her as evil. She was the Ice Queen, afterall. But it wasn’t like that. It wasn’t meant to be like that. She didn’t have the power to turn things into ice and icicles. They had long ago ceased to have summers and […]
They hopped, skipped and ran. They giggled and sang. They ate cotton candy topped with lifesavers. They were giddy from it all. Mirth just overwhelmed their senses and being. They rolled around on the grass inhaling its scent. They felt no care in the world. None. They were free to […]
It was her very first memory. Or so she told herself and everybody else who cared to hear about her memories. It was not the best conversation starter or enabler at a party. However, she fared better with the story at small, intimate dinner parties. For at […]
She had been a wanderer for most of her life. She went in and out of people’s lives without much thought or care. She didn’t feel wedded to any one place in particular. It was exciting yet felt like nothing. Sometimes, it felt like her life was […]
To the market I go With a map in hand I want a tomato But they only have grapes I buy the grapes For that is what I am sold I’m told tomorrow there will be tomatoes But what if I want an avocado instead I pull out […]
She always had a keen imagination. From a young age, she had fantasized about living a different life. Many lives. Many, many lives. One minute she was Pat Benatar. The next she was Indiana Jones. Then, the President of the United States. She didn’t just fantasize while dreaming. She didn’t […]
Many a moon ago, on this day, Walt Disney World opened up in Orlando. The land of make believe and magic. It must have all seemed like part of a fanciful dream. Nowadays, I don’t imagine being excited about the opening of a magical land. I’m […]
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