The sounds of mommy rushing woke me up. She was always late. I rubbed my eyes and carefully climbed out of bed. Mommy helps me get dressed but I'm a big girl now and I don't need her help. The closet door is heavy but I can get it open, I've been drinking a lot [...]
COURTNEY Three years had passed since I’ve had the first vision of my death. Lauryn and Ashland were turning four in a few months. They grew into tiny people and I could only recall fragments of their lives. The identities had taken over more times than I cared to count, creating distance between me and [...]
Going back to that version of Hell was more painful than I liked to admit. I was about twenty the last time I was there. I couldn't believe it had been a decade. I pulled into the visitor's parking space and needed to gather myself before entering. My heart fluttered as the memories flooded in. [...]
Writing Prompt The air is thick, dust circulating within my lungs. I’ve made it out of many tragic situations and this won’t be the one to do me in. I can hear the pounding feet and mumbles of the armored men looking for me on the other side of the shipping container. I have to [...]
“You’ve told me a lot about how you met but when did you know she was the love of your life?” “Why do you care about such a thing?” I asked her. It’s hard enough for me to speak of my honey but to recall such an intimate moment, what does she want with this [...]
“It’s been a while since we’ve met. I’ve been coming here looking for you. Is everything ok?” She asked with so much concern. It’s the concern I’ve been avoiding, for many reasons, but the most important being my own grief. “I’ve been around,” I replied without saying anything at all. “Well I am happy [...]
The morning started with the smell of coffee. Normally it would be a pleasant smell but, this morning, it was pungent to my nose. My belly has gotten too big for me to easily get out of bed, thus I called for Tevin to come help. "Tev, Tevin! I need your help baby." As I [...]
I grew up in a family of six. My mother, April Williams, was the main financial provider, as an Attorney, while my father, Tony Williams, stayed home and took care of us children. They weren't the traditional couple to say the least. Mom was more rigid than I would have liked. She drove us to [...]
