Goodbye to Grace (a poem)
No matter how she began Or the tears that came From the pain she felt In moments of shame Knowing poise and grace Weren’t hers to claim Though she wanted them so How incredibly vain To have taunted fate On a crowded stage That would never be Her sole domain When...A Tale of Two Kisses – Part 2 of 2 (a short story)
The next year passed…uneventfully. I whittled away the hours, married to a job I hated, while my limited blocks of playtime lent themselves to bar hopping and frog kissing. All I had to show for it was a borderline anxiety disorder, an occasional hangover, and a...A Tale of Two Kisses – Part 1 of 2 (a short story)
It was summertime. The sky flashed its happy-go-lucky smile, yet my mood was sullen. Weird. He was due to arrive at any moment. After all, it was a momentous occasion—our fourth anniversary as a couple. We’d been together since I was 18. We didn’t exactly fit...Birth of a Story
A writer can pull a story idea from any number of sources: a personal experience, a news article, a favorite song, or even another existing story (usually spun into “fan fiction”). Or, in some cases, a story premise or even just a single scene may come to fruition...
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