A long time ago there was a tall, strong tree. It stood separate from all the other trees alone in the clearing. One day a little boy came into the clearing. His cheeks were rosy from the wind and his chestnut hair was disheveled. There was a bit of a golden fall leaf crushed in …
Warning- this post contains talk of bodily fluids and may contain some explicit language (depending on my frame of mind by the end of this week). I want to talk about the dreaded N-word, she says knowing full well that people will be like, “oh my god, I didn’t know that this was that kind …
Wine me, please. Pour me a gigantic glass and leave the bottle here on the table. I’ll take care of the rest. Thanks! This is what I wish I had said to my husband as I sat down at the table to write and he walked over to the couch to read. Today was just …
I don’t want to be overly dramatic here or anything, but the end is nigh. We are pretty much on borrowed time, running down the clock until the planet just… I don’t know… explodes or something. I’m feeling very alarmist this morning, in case you didn’t pick up on my subtle hints. It’s probably because …
Does anyone remember the movie Bio-dome? Staring ninety’s film legends Pauly Shore and Stephen Baldwin? My cousin and I must have watched that movie a dozen times when it first came out. For those of you that haven’t seen it, I will save you an hour an hour and a half of your life, and …
There it was, the unexpected name in an unexpected place. I had picked up an old notepad from the top of a pile of similarly old notepads. The name was written in my handwriting, but it wasn’t my name. It belonged to an ex. The emotions came seemingly out of nowhere as I stood there …
The tires made thumping sounds as they rode over the reflectors on the street. The noise was constant and soothing. I sat up from my slumped position in the back seat and stretched out my neck. It was dark out and I had no idea how long I had been sleeping. Mommy and daddy were …