“Are you waiting for the bathroom?” “Um, yeah, but you can go first.” I wasn’t ready. I had rehearsed this moment a thousand times in my head. My hands were shaking and my heart was pounding. Being the center of attention always made me feel uneasy. Breathe. “It’s all yours,” the woman shouted, so that … Continue reading My Debut
Before my eyes, out stretches a hand; a familiar one. I recognized the lines in his palm. I had once memorized them, as the lines told our love story and ultimate fate. We were to reunite many times, each time ending abruptly. “Dance with me.” I allowed myself to take it all in; his eyes, … Continue reading Fairy Tale Endings
"Heaven is overrated, you know." “That's impossible,” I replied. She laughed, flashing that coy smile of hers. We had been lovers for years, yet I never felt safe with her. Somehow I always feel alive. People spend their lives wanting to be wild, free, passionate; all the while trying to restrain themselves, to show how … Continue reading The Devil You Know
“Pardon me,” the thick accent replayed over and over again in my head. Despite his best effort, he bumped my shoulder and left a part of him etched into my psyche. More than his smell or his southern drawl. A life story. His, from beginning to end, sped up for me to view in the … Continue reading Imprint
Defeated, he sat on the fallen tree trunk and wept. Sorting refuge in the deserted beach, he had hoped the soft rainfall would wash away his shame. Wished the crashing waves would give him a clean slate, as it did the shore. If only it were that easy. Quietly she crept up behind him, extending … Continue reading Lover’s Rock
Kelis “I told you it would work.” I turned to find Ashton standing behind me. ‘Damn,’ I thought to myself, he was right and judging from all of the bodies on the boat; this was going to be everything we had ever imagined. But first, we had unfinished business that needed our attention. “Tonight, we … Continue reading The Journey Begins – Part 2
The Journey Begins - part 1 By Cezanne Rema “It’s not going to work! Come on, seriously, you don’t really believe this is going to work, do you? And of all people you think it's going to work on me?” I laughed so hard, I nearly fell over. “Okay, okay,” I threw my hands up … Continue reading The Journey Begins – KWC
