Washed Clean

The lights blinked on, one at a time, casting shadows on the already dark and eerie alley. I walked, shoulders hunched, hands stuffed into pockets of faded jeans, worn well past their prime. A dampness lingered in these streets that never seemed to disappear, always clinging with acrid fumes of sorrow, depression and death. IContinue reading “Washed Clean”

Unfinished Business

The pen rolled silently across the table before falling to the floor. It could have made all the noise in the world, for there was no one there to hear it drop. They would find her in the morning or the next day. Those were her last thoughts. Funny how it wasn’t her life flashing,Continue reading “Unfinished Business”

The Boy That Was Mine

I dreamt of him again. The boy that was mine so long ago, who liked cuddles and thought I hung the moon. We laughed and cried, then went outside to shoot some hoops in the driveway. I played catch and held onto bicycle seats as we sped down streets, scared and laughing. I was standingContinue reading “The Boy That Was Mine”