My legs burned, my side ached, my mouth was dry and still they chased me. “You’ll only make it worse,” my mother had chided, “if you run.” I should have listened to her, but here I was, making it worse. The cemetery was up ahead, I bolted through the open archway and vaulted three headstones….
Category: Snippets/Writing Samples
Sing
“What do you think they are doing with us?” Little Tessa’s voice shook even in a whisper as she looked up at her elderly companion. “Well, back when my grandfather was alive, he used to work in a mine. It went deep underground and many passages were no bigger than you.” He took the time…
Dark and Sexy Piece titled “Beg”
The way the pale moonlight illuminated her skin made me shiver. She was dating my best friend, this was wrong. The dark lacy underwear covered just enough to give my imagination something to do. She moved with fluid grace and when I looked at her eyes, the steadiness of their steel blue gaze was both…
Peace Within Chaos
The wind whipped ferociously at the siding, thumping the pieces against the house as each one strained to hold on. Sirens continued to blare somewhere outside, but from inside the bathtub, we couldn’t hear them. Huddled together, my sister and I, pale faces, big eyes, cold hands, we listened to the howling wind grow stronger….
Ficly: Nursery Rhyme Truth
From April 2010: Jack Sprat could eat no fat His wife could eat no lean And so betwixt the two of them They licked the platter clean A nursery rhyme, silly at first glance, but depicting perfect teamwork. In harmony, this couple is satisfied by each eating the portion of the food they like. It’s…