Tag Archive for: marriage

No Wedding Without Him

That wasn’t supposed to happen. The wedding could not happen without him….

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The Cat Slept Beside the Lantern

The cat slept beside the lantern, resting over my shoes. I laid on my side in…

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Fix You

When you try your best but you don’t succeed

Michael pushed on the little girl’s chest. “One. Two. Three.” He counted, breathless with effort.

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Look the Lie

Every night, I watch Joe when I’m supposed to be doing the crossword. He manages the money. He knows. He checks our bank accounts and does the math. He knows I’m rarely home during the day, and we both know what it means for our future. Read more

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New York Minute

Her weight on top of me was pleasantly familiar. It never got old, her hard pelvic ridge finding that perfect resting place, that familiar feeling of skin pressing against skin, her warm hairless thighs, taut from hours in the gym, pressing against the roughness of my short brown hair. Read more

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Did You Mean It?

Her shoe made an incredibly loud sound when it hit the floor. Read more

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The Names of Things

Tall grasses dance and wave in the breeze. From the trees, Peter hears birdsong that he cannot identify. He regrets this. Read more

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Photograph

I had hired him out of a mix of two things. I had hoped I was wrong, but I secretly knew I was right. Read more

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Editors’ Choice week of Oct. 30 – Nov. 5

Every week, our IndieInk Writing Challenge draws the most brilliant and imaginative writers who craft the most creative and interesting posts — and many of these submissions just knock the editors’ collective socks off. And so, the editorial staff decided to get together and select one submission weekly to feature as our “Editors’ Choice.” Read more

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How Bad Things Could Get

Lyle got in trouble again, so Mom had to go down to his school to speak with his teacher and principal and some sort of social worker. These events used to scare me, but they don’t so much anymore. Read more

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