Rules of the Flash Fiction Challenge: Each entry has to follow a set prompt Each entry has to be 1,000 words or fewer Each entry has to be written specifically for this challenge Getting back to my roots has been an amazing experience already as I’ve begun to dive into this Flash Fiction Challenge. My … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge #2 (I Didn’t Go There)
There is a difference between loving someone and being in love with them. When my wife first told me she thought she was falling in love with me it carried so much more weight than a simple “I love you” ever could. There’s just something about the process of being in love that is dynamic, … Continue reading being in love
“Tell me why I should stay in this relationship when I’m hurting baby. I ain’t happy baby. Plus there’s so many other things I gotta deal with. I think that you should let it burn.” ~Usher Why is it so hard to light that match? No matter how toxic a relationship may be, it is … Continue reading Burn
I started out as a short story writer. The first story I wrote was called “The Sinister Smile,” and it was constructed when I was between seventh and eighth grade. I look back at it now and I see so many holes in its construction. I see wooden, two-dimensional characters who had set ways of … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge #1 (Candy Apple Red)
They came two by two, and seven by seven. No one led them, but they came anyway. Strike that. They were led by God’s invisible hand. Something like that anyway. The animals came in evens if they were unclean, and odds if they were clean. Whatever that means. Okay, I’m starting to lose the thread, … Continue reading Noah’s Ark
Dear Journal, This seems like some sort of turning point, like if things don’t break right they’ll just break. I don’t even know why I’m telling you this except I guess I just feel… unsettled. It doesn’t help that we live here, or that the three jobs I have aren’t enough to cover expenses. At … Continue reading Dear Journal: Unsettled
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