Forget tiptoeing on egg shells around you. It’s more like stomping on broken glass. As much as I try to skirt the issue, telling you I don’t want to talk about it anymore, you continue to poke that bruise. He made his decision, and you have to recognize what it is and acknowledge neither of … Continue reading Stomping on broken glass
Category: Trifecta
Making the Naughty List
A thick, foul-tasting slime coated his tongue and the roof of his mouth. Cupping his hands in front of his face and exhaling proved that his breath could peel the paint off the North Pole. Disoriented at first, he slowly became aware of his surroundings, and that he was covered in a light dusting of snow … Continue reading Making the Naughty List
Shame
“There’s no shame, you did nothing wrong.” He held me close, stroking my hair as he spoke. I could feel his heartbeat through his shirt, comforting and familiar. I knew he believed what he said, and desperately wanted me to believe it too, but there was shame. Everyday there was shame. It didn’t matter that … Continue reading Shame
My words
In looking back over my last few weeks of posts, the majority of them seem, well, kinda dark. Especially over the past several months, I have been focusing more on my fiction writing. I've been active in some writing groups and using those weekly prompts to act as my muse. I don't think it's necessarily … Continue reading My words
Web of lies
It’s not poisonous spiders you have to worry about, it’s poisonous people. The insidious way they insinuate themselves into your lives. Injecting their paranoia and fear into your thoughts, casting a pall over your own self confidence until you doubt every thought you have. Just as venomous vermin seduce you with their bright colors and hypnotizing … Continue reading Web of lies
Tryptophan hangover
What eyes did betray When the stomach knew too well So many choices Resolve surrendered Coma-causing trifecta Turkey, yams, green beans Jeans button unsnapped Remorse, regret settled in Second slice of pie BETRAY transitive verb \bi-ˈtrā, bē-\ 3: to fail or desert especially in time of need Trifecta, a weekly one-word prompt, challenges writers to … Continue reading Tryptophan hangover
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