She went into the movie theatre alone. She wasn’t ashamed. She wasn’t sad. The first time she went to the movies alone, she was near tears from loneliness and shame. Strange feeling now that she looks back at it. She had felt like a loser. If Trump […]
She looked out the car window with her nose out in the air just like her doggie used to do. She had the strongest sense of dejavu but couldn’t place it. She knew she had felt this scene before. She had smelled this. She had soaked this […]
He was tired, hungry and scared. He was hungry for company and conversation. He wanted to utter coherent words strung together to form complete thoughts. He wanted someone to hear those words strung together. He wanted someone to respond. He wanted so much. He needed more […]
During her flight she entertained herself with binge-watching. And what a glorious binge it was. Her head was filled with flights of fancy and kick-boxing moves. Her body wanted to move and soar wildly. She checked into her hotel and stared out the window fingering the moves […]
Everything is rusted but flowers can still bloom. Such a sentiment keeps her going day in and day out. Although, even a cactus couldn’t survive her care. It seemed like there was a dark cloud hanging over her. Everything around her was rusting away. No […]
He looked out the window onto the remnants of a life that was. A town that was once vibrant now filled with antique stores celebrating a past that came too quickly. Every day now, he would wake up in a panic as he saw that he […]
New Orleans is her hometown. Her life. Her energy. She loved to dance to jazz in the clubs that had just a $2 cover. The tourists didn’t know about those places nor would they have the courage to go to those. Well, some had the liquid […]
She loved the view from her apartment window. She could see the sun rise and the flowers begin to bloom. She could see the top of the churches and be mesmerized. It was all good. Nothing could make her feel differently about the world. The […]
Not a single battery more fits into the candy jar. She longed for the days when life was simple and a candy jar was filled with candy. Since when did we need to remind ourselves that we needed to recharge our minds, body and soul? Her family […]
Have you ever tried to look at yourself in the mirror and speak the truth? Tell the mirror your insecurities? Tell the mirror your fears? Tell the mirror how you wish you could be? I’m not talking about a Snow White interaction with the mirror. I’m […]