Always and Forever

There was word that you were so beautiful that Aphrodite herself was jealous. They said your hair was spun from pure gold and your eyes were filled with clear, blue sky. But you weren’t a mythical being, you were just Isabelle. You were mine, and then you were gone.

We met in the summer of expectations and chaos. You were promised to suitors with far more money in their pocketbooks than I would see in a lifetime. But you didn’t want money, and you didn’t want the men who promised it. You wanted me, and my love, and the small peach farm down the lane. I would never know a greater miracle in the entirety of my life.

Down the Rabbit Hole

I can hear the whispers. Whispers so loud they could be shouts. I lean against the wall, a drink in hand, and listen to the secrets not meant to reach my ears. My friends are off playing games. These parties blurred together over the past months, but we keep coming. To not go would be…

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Cupcakes without Commitment

Graham is lucky the benefits of hanging with him outweigh his crazy antics. “Do you really think all of these cupcakes are necessary?” I question as I look over the array of baking ingredients that have somehow snuck onto my counter top. Graham’s dorm lacks a kitchen, which doesn’t exactly satisfy the culinary arts major….

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The Distance between You and Me

One thousand six hundred and sixty four. That’s how many miles there are between you and me. But we don’t talk about the distance. Just like we don’t talk about the time I was unfaithful or that you had popped pills because of it. Your face is the first I see when I step off the…

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A Grilled Cheese Sandwich

I’ve always loved the cold. I love wearing big sweaters with boots, I love lugging a mug of hot chocolate wherever I go, and most of all I love the tiny shred of hope that it might snow this year. It hasn’t snowed since I was thirteen, but I like the idea that it might….

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Ghosting Love

The truth was, I should have followed him the first time he left. But I had had a study session late that night and class early in the morning – following him was the farthest thing from my mind. I almost followed him the second time. I felt the bed beside me shift and the…

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Hurt Follows You

He was late. He was always late. It was the one thing she could count on. But, today he was early. It wouldn’t be until later she would find out he was working up the strength to endure what he knew was coming. He doesn’t offer a verbal greeting as she makes her way through…

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