Month: October 2021

Sometimes after a really good first date, you walk around in a daze. A stupid grin plastered on your face, a drunken wobble in your gate, and a fog over your eyes. That’s where Jason was as he made his way through the east Village and up to the apartment of his best friend Ray. Ray opened the door and […]

The night was illuminated only by streetlights as Alex made his way home from the bar, alone. He was tipsy, but not drunk, and disappointed, but not surprised, that he was alone yet again at the end of a Friday night. Alex absentmindedly felt for his wallet in his pants pocket, a nervous ritual he indulged in dozens of times […]

Grading papers. Those damn kids. I could hate them all if the Council would let me. That would be the Concerned Catholic Parents and Teachers Council, of course. I have been a teacher at St. Peter’s High School for three years. I was meant for greater things. “Go to a Catholic school,” my friends told me, “Get to see all […]

Outside the heavy walnut door, Serena stood twisting the edge of her plaid skirt nervously in her fingers. Biting her bottom lip, her mind raced trying to fathom what was about to happen to her and if there was anything that should could say or do to get herself out of it. At 18 years old, she was an abnormally […]

The muffling was the first thing she heard. The silence was what actually woke her up though. The fog had been in and around her mind for awhile though, and she definitely couldn’t see much nor make out much from what was in her vision. Complete darkness. Brooke took a deep breathe in, no need to panic… The scent of […]

“Do you ever find yourself missing people you know you shouldn’t?” The question catches me off guard. I hadn’t expected a deep conversation. Not that it’s not welcome. Just… unexpected. I push the pause button on the controller as I contemplate the question. I’m not sure how to answer and so the words take a while to find. The stretched […]

“So, what are you looking for?” asked a small, pale man perched on the steel stool in front of her. He was all sharp angels tangled up with quick, bright green eyes that he kept locked on her. “Well,” she said, picking at the frayed hem of her t-shirt, “it’s a little weird, but I want a bruise.” She watched […]

In the beginning, Eli took special care to make me tremble. He knew the medical wrap bonding my wrists set alarms off inside me, scrambling my nerves and heightening my flight-or-fight response. “What a strange little thing you are. The way this makes you shake all frightened.” He unraveled the self-adhesive wrap around my wrists. “And my hand,” He placed […]

I was late. I had missed the preview but I didn’t care as I walked into the room. The auctioneer glanced up as I paused in the doorway; he smiled and nodded acknowledging me. The soft buzz of people talking faded away as I headed to my seat. They all knew me, I have wealth and power which makes me […]

Colin’s office was no surprise: floor to ceiling bookshelves, mahogany desk, Central Asian carpets, leather couch and chairs. Nor was he a particular surprise, a man in his 60s with thick silver hair, build on the athletic side, somewhere a bit over 6 ft tall. His picture had been very recent. He was wearing black trousers, and a white shirt […]