Home Sweet Home

The New York City pavement was so hot you could fry an egg on the sidewalk. Bells from bicycles dinged as children road through the streets. In the distance, the familiar jingle of the ice cream truck played on repeat, exciting the neighborhood kids as it drew closer and closer.    Myles Grace pulled open… Continue reading Home Sweet Home

It All Happened So Fast

Before you begin reading this, have you read 'Switching Sides'? Paula laid sprawled out on the cold concrete, her father’s lifeless body to her left and her uncle’s to her right. Looking  up at the sky, she watched the clouds float by. Had the sky always been so blue?    A thick fog took over… Continue reading It All Happened So Fast

What A Mess

Wait! Have you read 'An Unexpected Visitor' ? She cried. Paula Andrea LaVine fucking cried in the arms of a woman she barely even knew. And to make matters even worse, Paula spent the night, again. Wrapped in the blankets, Paula found herself swimming in a sea of warm vanilla and clean linen. Sometime in… Continue reading What A Mess

An Emergency and A Little PTSD

The world around Frankie moved sluggishly.    “It’s Travis, he’s been in an accident.” The words bounced around in Frankie’s head like a tennis ball that had been whacked against the wall at full force.    ‘Breathe Frankie, breathe.’ Frankie could hear his boyfriend say to him.   “Frankie you still there?” Travis’s brother Mario… Continue reading An Emergency and A Little PTSD

Never In The Wildest of Dreams

Max scratched the top surgery scar on his right as he shuffled into the kitchen. Dressed in only the pajama pants his wife had gotten him last Christmas, he made his way over to the fridge, throwing it open so he could use its light to find his favorite mug.    ‘World’s best dad’, written… Continue reading Never In The Wildest of Dreams

Fridays Suck

Hold up! Wait a second, have you read 'What A Day'? Alexis woke up bright and early the next morning. Buried under the mountain of covers her wife required in order to stay warm at night, Alexis rolled over and pressed a few kisses to the back of the realtor's neck and shoulders before slipping… Continue reading Fridays Suck

Let’s Start The Day

Wait! Before you read this, have you read 'All In A Day's Work' “Thanks again Joey.” Dani said as she grabbed the brown paper bag off the countertop and waved to the older gentlemen.    “Alright Dani, be safe out there!” The older gentlemen said, not bothering to look up from the dough he was kneading.… Continue reading Let’s Start The Day

Waiting For David

It was raining, of course, it was; it’s fucking Seattle after all. Sitting in the window nook, Parker Jones watched as little droplets of water formed on the glass. Thunder zipped across the cloudy sky as Parker breathed against the glass and drew smiley faces in the fog.    Patience was never Parker’s strong suit;… Continue reading Waiting For David