My watch read 6:23. My date was already 23 minutes late. I tried to push the paranoia to the back of my mind to no avail. I'm getting stood up. I sighed and tucked a piece of hair behind my ear. I curled it for nothing. I looked around. The restaurant was full of people, … Continue reading Stood Up
My eyes shuddered quite a few times before adjusting to the bright light around me. It reflected off the water, shimmering like diamonds. I rolled over and pushed myself up to a sitting position. The two rafts were the only visible thing across the ocean. Each direction was filled with endless miles of water until … Continue reading Drifting
I looked at the cruise tracking monitor, the little screens were everywhere. The blip on the screen that was us hovered over the Bermuda Triangle, which meant we were only part way to the Caribbean from New York. I didn't mind. The longer it look us to get there, the better. I wanted the vacation … Continue reading Some People Sink
via Daily Prompt: Silent They're here. The girl ran across the lawn as fast as her legs would take her. It was about a fifty foot distance to the car, but it felt like fifty miles. With each step her heart beat through her chest and her breathe came out in puffs in the cold. … Continue reading Fear & Fire
Daily Prompt: Theory Conspiracy theories are always interesting to talk about. One that recently caught my interest was the conspiracy on which Stranger Things was based, because it turns out it was based on a theory close to where I live. I live on Long Island in New York. If you don't know where that … Continue reading The Origins of Stranger Things
A photo can capture a million things, but as many as you see in this photo I see more. Where you see beautiful landscape, I see summer days as a child. I see one of the most beautiful, serene places I have ever seen. But more than that, I see memories flash by my eyes … Continue reading Childhood Escape
Things that are actually perfect are flawed in their own beautiful way. It is the cuts and bruises of life that carve us into the works of art that we are and the art of nature that exists in the world. The red apple that sat in the palm of Snow White's hand was too … Continue reading Poison Apple
My teammate dived off the block into the water. I jumped up and down a few times in a meager attempt to shake the nerves before climbing up the block myself. It didn't work. I watched and waited for what felt like hours. In reality, she only swam 4 laps, but it was agonizing! The … Continue reading The Deep End
The old man sat on his boat paddling slowly. He was at a good distance now from the shore where no one would see. There was something nice about being out there on the boat, he was always drawn to the ocean, where all those reminders were gone. It was still blue, perhaps a little … Continue reading Dandelion Warning
I never had to think about whether or not I believed in ghosts. But now I am married to someone who grew up in a haunted house. A house where I now live. A house which makes me forced to determine whether or not I believe in such things. Fortunately for me, I have not … Continue reading Ghost Stories
