Help me understand. How do I tell a flower Not to bloom right now? •×• Or force the children That they must stop, not grow up When they should each day? •×• How to pause the leaves From falling from its strong stems Fighting gravity? •×• How to tell the s...
"How good are you with bears?" Charmaine asked over breakfast. I stopped eating and looked at her. "Bears?" "Yes. You know the kind. Big, hairy, massive paws. Bears." "As long as they are where I'm not, I'm totally fine with bears." "That's about to chang...
“We must leave.” Christóforos trembled, holding the dragon’s head between his hands. That was a hard enough task in itself, truth be told, considering just how much larger than him the dragon was. Although he had cared for Re for many years – it had to be...
I've got to get rid of her,' Rick's thoughts were elsewhere, desperately trying to stay ahead of the game. He knew, though, it was coming. "Listen to me Marylou, you ain't nothin' to me. You were nothin’ more than just another job. So, get over yourself,...
“I fucking hate bowling!” Lexi roared in frustration as she got her second gutterball in a row. “Why did we even come here?? This place sucks!!” Four or five people were staring at us by the time Lexi grumpily took her seat. Milo got up to throw his ball,...
There are things you know but just can’t explain. You just feel what’s right. Even if it’s not what you “should” do, you know you have to do it, and it was in that moment, probably right before she would have gone to voicemail, that I hit ‘answer’ and bro...
Baby, you can mow my lawn Toni heard a car pull up, and looked out the window. The young man that emerged from the car was tall, with chiseled but youthful features. He was dressed in cutoffs and a t-shirt with the sleeves ripped off. His hair was a bit s...
I followed him to the front door, hugged him one more time, and looked him in the eye. “That will never happen again.” He looked at me surprised, confused. “Never,” I repeated, and closed the door.*****It was a bad drive to work. I was already late becaus...
