I wanted to know what her saliva tasted like on our first date, but that didn’t happen. Vicky warned me of the no kissing policy until we got to know each other. On most occasions, I take a more assertive stance when it comes to intimacy; however, someone I tried picking up at a bar... Continue Reading →
Verb Tense The dirt and your feet don’t exchange pleasantries like they did ages ago. If your hideaway still sits there, great. The rest have moved on. The uneasiness in you is the part of you looking to reconnect with an experience that seasons had long shed. You didn’t lose a place. You lost a... Continue Reading →
Page one As a counselor of this esteemed Western Ink University, it is with a heavy heart that I must divulge this story. It is uncommon for a student of this university to happenstance another student whose knack for writing pushes him to the brink. What you are about to read is a classified file... Continue Reading →
Mozzarella was named for her old man’s soft spot for pizza, and Juanito loved the way her name sat in his mouth. Their peers called them the Wonderers; a title earned through relentless curiosity and poor judgment. Destiny playing cupid tied their paths together when they found each other on gurneys at the emergency room... Continue Reading →
"Morning is wonderful. Its only drawback is that it comes at such an inconvenient time of day.” ― Glen Cook, Sweet Silver Blues Anyone who has a phone starts the day fighting with an alarm clock. The thumb is already fumbling, the eyes are still half‑sealed, and the whole negotiation unfolds inside that cramped wash... Continue Reading →
𓍼 The Ugly Side of Hope One stormy night during a power outage, I watched half-burnt moths squirming around a candle base, it made me understand why some promises are equally as destructive as fire. People are drawn to promises mistaking them for light. In the end, comforting as it may be, false hope can... Continue Reading →
𓍼 Traffic We are stuck in traffic, and everything is growing old. The inches underneath the rubber are groaning, unsure if it could bear the weight of unrest. We are itching to get there, and every tick of the clock we harden into strangers, weaving stringed words that snap in the air when uttered, unsure... Continue Reading →
A lightning flash. A thunderous thud. The crowd erupts, gravity wins. The ringing in your ears drowns their voices, as if you're behind a tempered glass muffling reality. Everything is in slow motion. It's only you and silence now. The wind has been knocked out of you. It loops back. The canvas laps at your... Continue Reading →
Yes, there are thankless jobs but hear this if you don't like what you do then there is no sense staying and getting yourself stressed out, after all, stress can kill. True, easier said than done but why waste your life wallowing in sorrow. Explore your options, be the pilot of your fate because you... Continue Reading →
Spindled with lies, life is. As I run my slim wooden fingers through the locks of my hair, I can only go as far as imagine how coarse it felt. My fingers, how wonderful it would be to feel something, alas! Reality bites. Silly thoughts, yet, I hope all is forgiven, after all, what is... Continue Reading →
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