She could hear the steady rhythm of his heart beat as she laid her head against his chest. Their bodies were intertwined on a bed of sand with the sun as their blanket. The wind teased their hair and dried the glistening beads of sweat covering their bodies. They stayed locked in each others embrace … Continue reading Sandy Beaches →

One at a time he snuffed out the flames, sending trails of gray smoke up into the black velvet sky. Now it seemed as if the handful of flames which remained burned brighter, trying to make up for their brothers and sisters who had fallen into darkness. The young man looked around him and realized … Continue reading Never Enough →

Her neck was stiff and the ropes burned in her open wounds. She twisted her body in an attempt to loosen her bindings, but to no avail. Everyday of this new life of hers had been like this. She would wake from her nightmares and upon finding herself in hell she would test the ropes. … Continue reading Behind A Locked Door →

On the summer morning of August the 4th, a small red truck pulled along side the porch of the abandoned Dalton home. It had been over ten years since the trees heard the foreign sounds of an engine but that was all about to change. Lynn stepped from the red Ford truck and gazed at … Continue reading Broken But Never Forgotten →

Aiden looked up from the glistening water of Lake Powell to the gun metal gray of the clouds blanketing the sky. He prayed for rain. He longed to feel the droplets on his skin, to feel the sensation of water running in streams over his body. Would the heavens open up and grant him his … Continue reading Rivers on Skin →

This story begins like many others, not with an apparent revelation but with confusion and internal conflict. I remember I was seated on a bench just a few yards from a small pond enjoying the gentle spring wind and warm rays of the sun when it all began. My thoughts were drifting from the relaxing … Continue reading Hidden Reality →

Walk on this side of the line. Never cross, or you may find yourself in a dark alley with no where to go. Its not much to ask, when all things are considered. You gave your life to the cause, now it is time for us to enforce the fine print. It will all be … Continue reading Crossing Over →

I will tell you how you make me feel every time you ask me. Yet you have never so much as whispered a request. Is it because you wish to keep what we have a secret or is it something else? Possibly you have never asked because you are afraid of what the answer will … Continue reading If Only You Knew →

They always said it was dangerous. I never believed them. That is why I did the things I did and said the things I said. It wasn't due to a lack of love, appreciation or respect, that I disregarded the warnings. It was out of a sense of freedom and determination to become my own … Continue reading Life’s Dangerous Road →

The silence never seemed so deep as it does now with loneliness clinching my heart. When I close my eyes and shut out the light of the world, everything disappears and for a moment I can feel the death grip on my soul weaken. If only sleep could steal this feeling away from me, I … Continue reading Depths of Silence →