Tag: short story

At the time, I thought marrying Todd had been the happiest day of my life.  After being in several debilitating and volatile relationships, but I thought Todd and I had the perfect relationship.  Until his two teenagers came over from staying the last two week with their mother.  There had been no mention of any previous marriage, much…

I had always known that I wanted to be a chef.  It was just my mom and I when I was growing up so after school I would often make dinner for the two of us so she could just relax when she got home.  My father died just after I was born and for the most…

I started having waking dreams when I was about seven or so.  My sister always woke up my dad when I was walking around the house crying.  I always was confused on whether or not what I was dreaming was real or not.  All the dreams were real to me, but everyone always told me…

I knew who Taylor was before we were introduced.  Or I guess I should say re-introduced.  I had sat behind him in eighth grade algebra and I used to have the biggest crush on him.  For years.  He was dating Melinda who was the most popular girl in our grade.  And they dated on and off for years.  I never had any real problems with Melinda,…

A tribe of wild women.  These are the women I want to spend my life with.  Wild women.  Women who are not afraid and women who live their life.  I want to be with women who wear their clothes loudly and wear purple when they want.  The risk takers.  The dreamers.  The trouble makers.  No…

As I looked at the sidewalk, I wondered how I had even gotten myself into this position.  I was fifty floors up, clinging onto my apartment building for dear life.  Just this morning, I was sitting at my office desk, trying to plan out when I could go on my next vacation.  Now I wasn’t even sure if I…

The first time I saw snow I thought I was going to faint.  Jessica had convinced me to come to New Mexico for Spring Break and I had been very skeptical.  I usually head to the beach for vacations.  I needed the sun, the water and the heat.  Landry and I had taken our last vacation together to Mexico…

My brother and I were always dreaming up stories of how we were going to get out of the small town we lived in.  We often got into trouble as we were always searching for new ways to get out of town other than by Main Street.  Escaping down the only street in town seemed a little…

Nine months ago I finally got up the courage to buy a grand piano for my living room.  I had written songs when I was younger and was getting the urge to start writing music again.  I was pretty sure I was at the beginning of a mid-life crisis.  It was one of the perks of living alone and owning my own house –…

“I can’t do it.  I can’t do it.  I can’t do it.”  I paced back and forth in my bedroom trying to make a decision.  Mackenzie was my best friend, but what could I do?  I was either going to have to make sure I can go forward with my life or she can go forward with hers.  I’m not…