There is a stain on the carpet. It’s really hard to see.
Tomorrow it will be different.
Tomorrow she will stand up with her head held high, and without a single word she will show everyone that she doesn’t care what they think. Read more
Apparently Lisa hadn’t grasped the concept of breaking bad news to people gently. Her sentence hung in the air far longer than needed, and Louise’s silence made me feel even worse. Read more
If I had to choose one particular ‘moment’, it arrived outside of a tiny town named Cullen located on the northern coast of Scotland. Read more
His mind wandered. The ridges pressing into his back had grown comfortably numb, and he’d lost interest in the icy stars gleaming above him in the dark sky. Nothing to do but wait. Read more
Dear Doctor P.,
Hootie And The Blowfish were playing on the radio when the baby growing in my belly died. I could tell from the cramp that tore through my body, from the sudden spike in my body temperature that left me reeling, and from the change in energy that comes from a soul winging its way to another world. Read more
Kelly waited for the moment to be right. She knew she had to call him. She had to tell him. He needed to know, deserved to know. But she didn’t want to tell him. Her stomach roiled with tension. Read more
During the latter part of my senior year in college, I began to see a woman named Wendy once a week.
My father had begun calling every morning at 6 a.m. that spring. Pressing Talk on my cell phone unleashed his voice into my bedroom, a voice that was more than just sounds uttered from a mouth. And even though he was hundreds of miles away, my mind instantly ran back to the nights he’d yell at me for hours in the study of our house, keeping me awake to listen to things that no child of any parent who brought them into existence should have to hear. Read more
My father is a senior in high school, trying his first joint. He seems at ease, faking his way through his inexperience, playing it cool like he always does. When the other kids jab at him and joke, he gives his relaxed smile, those straight teeth. He is not tall or short, smart or dumb, boring or charismatic. Sadness is really his only defining trait. And sadness is very easy to hide behind straight teeth, at least for a while. But if you find a better concealment, you’re set. Read more
Great story. You did a good job with the dialogue here.February 1, 9:00 am by Anastacia Campbell
