Words are amazing. In a spoken instance they can cause grief, pleasure, pain, anger, and desire. But it isn't these words that contain all this amazement; it is the meaning behind them ( Read more... )

My parents sat on opposite corners of my bed as I stared at them from my desk chair. It was silent for the first time in about their hour long visit. Words had been exchanged. I had pleaded my case for new found independence and the verdict wasn't in quite yet ( Read more... )

Noise permeated the air in a way that made it impossible to hear your own thoughts. She sat at a table finishing a line of cocaine being swallowed by the discomfort of her own surroundings. A strange man began to play with her golden curls. His breath smelt of beer and cigarette smoke. He told her she was pretty as her eyes glared over at her ( Read more... )

The moonlight shines in on a darkened room. I see his shadow move toward me. I trace the curves of his body with my finger tips. Chills tantelite our spines. His lips caress the nape of my neck. He pulls me in tightly against him. The warmth of his naked body makes me forget it's a November night ( Read more... )

Six more gigabytes of opptomism
A new viral deterctor
Complete Defragment
Hard drive wiped of bad files

I feel like a new person. Anything that could have brought me down was avoided like a rabbid racoon. Being back in Joe's arms felt as if I had never left. And it felt good to see my dorm mates Heather, Alexis, and Rob again. Home felt warm

She sat there oddly placed between an estranged cousin and an uncle she barely knows. It was as if these instructions were written out for her and she was forced to abide by them ( Read more... )

Sweating ( Read more... )

Eight Hours of Standing on my feet ( Read more... )

They sit in the room within feet of one another. It felt like miles. Whose tears were more bitter? Whose pain was deeper? Words were exchanged back and forth with the exhaustion of a tennis game. They both tried to imagine a better tomorrow that in reality ceased to exist ( Read more... )

"If it is raining outside and you refuse to use your rain coat or umbrella, don't complain about getting all wet ( Read more... )