• The smell of Christmas

    The smell of Christmas

    Romi ran through security, clutching her purse and crushing her boarding pass in the bargain. She had never done this before – been so late for a flight – but the stupid, son-of-a-bitch boss could not be bothered with making his point quickly. This after she had told him a bajillion times she had a…

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  • Thirteen Days

    Thirteen Days

    It had been six days. Six days of incessant rainfall and still the rain refused to stop.

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  • Fix You

    Fix You

    “Why won’t you listen to me?” “You are one to talk!” she said with equal fervor. “Do you ever listen?” “Can we not go back to this? Every time I point out something, you point out something else. It doesn’t help. Why can’t you understand I am only…”

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  • Hubris

    Hubris

    I had always thought the day she would tell me she had found her someone special I would be happy and yet there were so many emotions behind that happiness, I felt like I was deceiving her when I hugged her tight and offered my congratulations.

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  • One day

    One day

    While watching the season 2 of The Crown, there is a scene where Margaret, the queen’s sister, goes to a photographer who proclaims he can find the inner you, the hidden you, the you that even you don’t know exists behind all the layers of masks (the curtain behind the curtain as the-character-whose-name-I-can’t-remember from Stranger…

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  • With makeup on and off

    With makeup on and off

    A dab here, a brush stroke therePerfect face. Now a touch of red,Some flowery scent, a quick head tiltAnd all is in place. Go out there, entertain the crowdGo out there, bask in the applauseGo out there, lose yourselfGo out there to break, to recreate.

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  • Home

    Home

    The sudden jerk of my neck woke me up. I grunted indelicately as my brain struggled to make peace with the cruel ending of the most glorious dream. I came to with a gasp, relieved I hadn’t drooled over the train window my right cheek had been plastered to. Blinking rapidly, I looked around, thankful…

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