so then what happened? after the stars stopped shining. after the sun turned to dust. after the sea evaporated. after the earth turned cold. after the air went stale. and then what happened. did time start over? did we become more than what we were? did the moon cry out? did the ocean weep? did […]
Category Archives: Fictional Writing
Short Story-Peaceful Sleep
Screech, screech, screech. The screeching sound haunted her as she lay in her bed attempting to clear her mind so she could find rest. She needed to sleep. The flashbacks had prevented a restful nights sleep for far longer than she could remember. Suddenly, the constant screeching stopped. She sat up. Everything was silent. She […]
Short Story-The Rest Stop
She sat at the Georgia Rest Area, afraid to turn her car on. She couldn’t remember how long she had been sitting there. Long enough for the tears that she had been crying to leave tear stains on her checks. Long enough for the shaking in her bones to have stopped. The realization of what […]
“Maybe stars weren’t mean to be caught.”-Brwnsknswty
So, which version of my life should I write about tonight. Oh, I know. I never told you about the time I almost caught a star. This was about 20 years ago. I was around the age of five or maybe a little older. After school every afternoon, my older sisters and I […]
“She took a sip of her tea, picked up her pen and allowed herself to once again be carried away with the words.”-BrwnSknSwty
She tore the page of words out of her spiral notebook. Tossing it onto the pile of trash along with the other discarded pages. She became frustrated. She knew what she wanted to say, but the words never made sense once she wrote them down. Taking a deep breath, she began to write again. It […]
