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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
The little specs in the night sky sparkled like diamonds. Standing in the window, Myles William sipped on the amber-colored liquid surrounding the ice ball. Lawrence The Band spilled through the speakers, soothing Myles. He’d had a long and exhausting day at work; filled with his hot-tempered boss barking orders, and making messes,… Continue reading I’ll Come To You
Wait! Have you read 'Catching Them Up' Paula and her brothers talked for hours. Paula told Leo all about their father and uncle’s plan to flood the streets with drugs, told him all about their fight, and what Pauly had said to her. As Leo sat beside her, leaning back in his seat, he shook… Continue reading Aftermath
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
Nothing about the moment was romantic or special, it was like saving up to buy something big, something grand and epic. A bunch of little moments coming together, like collecting twigs to make a pile that would later be doused in lighter fluid and set to flames. The first one of these ‘twig moments’… Continue reading A Collection of Moments
Raindrops fell against the windows of Raven’s black Nissan Altima. ‘What am I doing?’ She thought to herself as she watched droplets collect on her windshield. It was eleven o’clock at night and she should’ve been at home getting the eight hours of sleep she required simply to function as a human being.… Continue reading A Rainy Day
A walking wrecking ball, who loved to party, and a no-nonsense businesswoman, a neat freak, and a complete mess. On paper, they made absolutely no sense, but for some reason, some wild, outrageous reason, unknown to either of them, they were attracted to each other. “Opposites attract,” people say, but that was for magnets, Maggie… Continue reading Who Would Have Thought
James hovered over his work bench, looking down at the 3D map his daughter had been building for social studies. The map of Ancient Greece was supposed to map out the war path of the Peloponnesian War. James’s daughter, Hailey had spent all day obsessing over the map; even though it was nearly complete and wasn’t… Continue reading Missing You
Fingertips skated along slick skin, following the little droplets of sweat that ran down Kim Parker’s stomach. As the fingers dipped beneath the sheets, Kim caught hold of the hand. “Give a girl some time to recover.” Kim said, looking over at the owner of the hand. Joy chuckled before leaning in, pressing… Continue reading What A Way To Start The Day
Wait! Before you read this, check out Part.1 of Sarah and Rubby's story. Ruby stared into the eyes of the woman that she loved more than life itself. A bit cliche, but true nevertheless. There wasn’t a thing Ruby wouldn’t do for Sarah; So when Sarah suggested they head to city hall and get married,… Continue reading A Much Better Fit
