All I want is to lead a productive and successful life. I take two steps forward and 20 steps back. I’ve been working so hard at this life. To have a good work ethic and take care of myself and get my work done, and be dependable and and and…and it never ends. It’s like …
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The Thicket
Disoriented and foggy, Rel opened her eyes to the current reality. Her head pounded and she could tell by the cotton mouth that she was severely dehydrated. The sun set in the distance. Rel tried to piece together the last 24 hours. Her last solid memory dated back to nightfall and her heart raced …
The Rollercoaster
You can feel the clicking. The chugging. And it’s louder than you can comprehend. The excitement is bubbling up within you as well as everyone around. The closer you get to the climax the tenser you get. Energy gets feverish, as if you have no control. But with every click, with every chug gravity weighs …
Spring Cleaning: A Short Story
What a way to spend my day off; cleaning. It’s not like I get a lot of free time in the first place. Between working 60 hours a week and trying to keep some semblance of a social life, I don’t exactly have time to be ‘Suzy Homemaker’. Still, I didn’t think our little kitchen …
Sam Pursues 