My journal of big words and pretty pictures
Come run away with me If only for a day We can lie together on the warm beach And count diamonds in the sand Come run away with me And leave the world behind Let our worries fly free Sailing off o’er an emerald sea Come run away with me Hold my hand, never let … Continue reading Perfect day
“You must think me a grotesque animal.” I could make out the glow of his eyes beneath his cowl. His voice set my skin humming, though I feared the creature concealed inside his cassock. “I don’t know what to think.” Stepping closer, I held out my hand, as if to touch his chest, only for him … Continue reading To die for
Geeky Girl and the Cute Jock, a curious couple in a circus of cliques and coterie. Teenage love, first kiss, and high school angst all rolled into one messy, slobbery, crusty meeting of lips. Awkward, yet sweet. Rub in it, or wipe it off, that’s the first question. The second, will there be another, less … Continue reading Kissing etiquette
He was tragic and dangerous, beautiful and beguiling. He could charm the stars from the sky, each falling to earth like a disgraced angel who never once repented their sin. He was the kind of boy you wouldn’t take home to mother. Not because she would disapprove, but because she would try to seduce him … Continue reading Fall from grace
It didn’t start out all fireworks and loud-speaker marching band music. The fire kindled tentatively. A cautious and shy blaze, a tiny tickle in my stomach. That funny feeling that comes when a car goes over a rise in the road too fast. No roller coaster drop of frightening apprehension, but a perfect shiver from … Continue reading A slow burning fuse
True love is hard work Twenty-seven years practice Almost got it right *The Mister and I are celebrating our 27th anniversary today. Our union may not be perfect, but we sure are having fun working on it.
Thin spiral notebook 