People Come, People Go

At thirty years old, I am constantly learning how little I know. I must frequently face my own nescience and come to terms with the fact that there is always someone smarter, always someone more creative, and always – ALWAYS – someone more talented that will beat me in every battle. With this recurring dose…

Buttercream, a flash fiction story.

A flash fiction story I wrote a couple months back. Enjoy. **Warning: potential trigger for former victims of sexual assault.** __________________________________ She wasn’t sure when the game stopped, but somewhere between “let’s play seven minutes in Heaven,” and the lock’s click, agitated movements replaced carefree giggles. Exhalations of stale beer shrouded strawberry bubblegum, pigtails became…

The Turtle and the Dove

The Turtle and the Dove. A turtle looked to Heaven, for the sky that bore his love. Many found it awful silly, for a reptile to love a dove. “She makes my heart a’flutter,” said the hard-shell to his friend, “There’s no distance I wouldn’t travel, I’d pursue her to the end.” His darling bird…