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 […]
She looked at her image in the mirror. She was wearing her Sunday best. She loved wearing her bonnet. Her makeup was flawless. She was happy, sad and calm. Amazing how one can experience so many emotions at one time. She was ready to go 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 […]
She skipped and jumped. It was a lovely day. The grounds were freeing and the tree reminded her of the good old high school days. Back then they used to play pretend that they could fly far away into outer space. Those were the good old […]
To obey is to subjugate oneself. That is what she had understood all of her life. She wasn’t bad at it. She was rather good, actually. She had been born free of limitations and then at the age of 21 she asked to not be. She […]
She just didn’t know anymore. She could only shake her head as she stared up at the moon. Supposedly they were all watching the same moon and stars. But nothing rang true anymore. They were all uninhibited, laughing and reminiscing. But nothing felt right. They were all one, one […]
He sighed while he stirred his sweetened black coffee. Sweat dripped into his cup. He had toiled for over 30 years in this room. Now it was just a shell. Just like him. Just like him. Or at least, how he used to be. He picked up some […]