Mixed metaphors iv

Mixed Metaphors IV As Tony departed in a cab, Rebecca assigned herself to the drudgery all women hate. She was shopping, but not the type of shopping she did for hours, and then came away[…]

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The first time

Nate and Hailey always just told everybody that they were best friends from the start. They were, but after they had dated the first time things changed a little bit. There was this attraction and[…]

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At the playground

She showed up at the playground, when I first noticed her. My toddler daughter was playing on the structure with the ropes and slide and stuff right in the middle of the place and there[…]

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The break down

The Break Down A work of fiction By Nikki The October night was inky black, made even more so by the solid curtain of clouds that covered the Oregon sky and the heavy rain that[…]

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Luck and love: xi

When Mike woke up Tuesday morning, with Candy in the bed next to him sleeping heavily, he grinned. Today Zoë got back into town. He checked the alarm clock (6:34) before turning over and looking[…]

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