The Vows “…you will always be my best friend.” Holly dabbed at her eyes as they welled up with her tears. She wasn’t particularly close with her cousin, actually hadn’t seen Theresa in close to ten years, and didn’t know she was capable of writing something so simple and yet so moving. I’m no goodContinue reading “Scenes From the Worst Wedding You’ve Ever Been To”
Monthly Archives: October 2023
Crossing the River
There were more willows behind the first one, seven in all, all grouped together in a little culvert carved out of the riverbank. While the water raced in the middle of the river, here just a few inches of it sailed in leisure. One tree stood deeper in the river than the others, the waterContinue reading “Crossing the River”
Sally and Slick Eddie
When she pulled the van back in front of the big house the lights were still on, even though it was almost one in the morning. It would be Eddie in there waiting for her, she just knew it. Eddie wasn’t really as bad as she made herself out to be, but Sally’d rather discussContinue reading “Sally and Slick Eddie”
The Neighbor’s House is Haunted
It was the sort of dream that wasn’t any sort of way in any particular direction. Soft, out of focus scenes played one after the other, no rhyme, no reason, nothing too scary, nothing too pleasant. The sort of dreams you forget about before you’ve even woken up. Dave still didn’t appreciate being torn fromContinue reading “The Neighbor’s House is Haunted”
Little Used Genres You Should Write In
HopePunk All you need is a dire situation that encompasses everything and a main character that will not give up. Hope is not gentle and soft, it is not a gelatinous mold wiggling on the table and waiting to either melt or be smashed. Hope is strong. Hope is terrifying. Hope is nothing more thanContinue reading “Little Used Genres You Should Write In”