Tag: flash story

“Nature never lies,” I wrote in my journal.  “Humans are the only liars I have ever encountered.  The cruelest of beasts as well as the laziest.”  I never got tired of being outside, of simply going for a walk or sitting in the sun.  I have never understood my friends who don’t go outside except for to get to and…

“Sweet breeze,” Tyler said as he backed his Jeep out of the driveway.  He looked to the passenger seat when no one answered.  He cringed as he realized no one would answer.  Jessica was no longer sitting in the passenger seat ready for another adventure.    I watched Tyler’s Jeep drive slowly away and wondered when he would ever get over…

Mitchell came to me in my sleep as he often did these days.  He talked and acted like everything was normal just like he had the days and weeks before his death.  Some days I woke up and turned over with his name on the end of my tongue because I knew he had to be there.  Other days…

As soon as we made eye contact, I froze.  Henry didn’t seem to recognize me or at least he was doing a good job of hiding the fact we had just made eye contact.  I walked as quickly as I could toward my car.  As I reached for my keys, I felt a hand on my arm.  I froze for the second time in three…

I always said my favorite animal was a giraffe and sometimes people agreed and sometimes they didn’t.  I was desperate to be taller than I was and I thought if I could actually see things coming, I might have better luck.  If I had seen my parents divorce coming, I would have been nicer and more helpful around the house.  If I had seen…

The friendship Jacklyn and I shared started out of necessity.  We were both latchkey children and ended up walking to and from the bus stop together.  The other thing we shared was the idea that there was more to life than the ideas and plans life seemed to lay out for us.  Jacklyn’s grades were better than mine,…

“Hello, I miss you.  I love you.  I want you.”  That was all the postcard said.    I stood in my kitchen staring at the handwriting.  I had no idea who the postcard was from and didn’t recognize the handwriting.  I flipped the card over and it was a nondescript photo of a hot air balloon.  I wasn’t quite sure yet if I…

The weather outside was perfect.  I knew I had to go outside and I knew I would regret it if I didn’t, but I couldn’t get myself to get out of my bed.  I continued to stare out the window until I fell back to sleep.  I was supposed to be on vacation right now, but yet, here…

I always knew Andy didn’t love me and probably never would.  I had done everything I could think of to try and get him to notice me.  To say I became obsessed was an understatement.  I knew his phone number, his favorite foods, where he went shopping.  Everything.  I knew it wasn’t normal to know this much about him, but…

To this day, I don’t understand people who buy new cars just to have new cars.  Or buy new phones just to have new phones.  I don’t know how many times I watch them push their phones around their desk just waiting for someone to ask about it.  All I wanted to do was go on a…