Alison has been through a lot; she’s experienced the ups and the downs. She’s been thrown around, lifted up and smashed into the ground by a little thing called love. So this time she knew she had to be careful. If she wasn't cautious it could end in pain like multiple times before. Dear John [...]
Tag: short stories
Dear Mr. Santa
Carver's Letter to Santa that changes his life.
Character Development
“Growing up I have always been asked, 'why do you love to be the center of attention? What does the attention get you?' I now have a reason to tell the truth.” Ashley said in front of her sophomore character development class. Ashley had been struggling to give her main and ancillary characters depth beyond [...]
eleven:eleven
This seems like a story I’ve told before, even though it's the first time writing it down. Maybe I’ve been too scared, or maybe I only write to give myself closure and I wasn’t ready to close this chapter of you. But today I am ready. To write about time and about healing, all things [...]
The Millennial Witch
Kneeling down, shag covering her knees, Portia pulled out what appeared to be an old hat box. The contents of which could alter someone’s life and soon would. Under the power and fear of a pestle wielded by Portia Wicca, were the buds of roses, nibs of cocoa and the nectar of a honeysuckle grind [...]
Somewhere New
You can learn a lot through your actions. A lot about who we are in a moment and what we want from the life given to us. That’s why Abigail promised herself that 2015 would be different for her. Abigail has spent the majority of the past couple months trying to move on from her [...]
In The Dark You Find Yourself
In the dark, you can learn a lot. A lot about yourself, about others, about the world around you; you can learn a lot if you just take a step back and examine the small things in your everyday life. Collin knew this. He would spend many nights tucked in his attic hideaway, examining the [...]
