My main character is five foot three, medium build. She is bottom heavy, with wide thighs and curvy hips, but muscular like an athlete. Her eyes are dark brown and large, almost like a Disney princess, but the outside corners turn up slightly. She has high cheekbones that aren’t overly pronounced, full cheeks, a wide smile with a dimple on the left side. A long neck that comes down to a narrow to...

He didn’t quite know where he was going. But he knew it was there. He saw it as a boy, when his great grandfather had taken him. Back then, there were no wildflowers or grass. Back then it was mostly dirt, packed down by mule and wagon. Now it’s a meadow that had been planted somewhere in the in between time.

He kept walking in the direction his intuition was pulling him in. He didn’t know, but ...

Timmy knew this day was coming. He had prepared for it. Well, as much as he could have, anyway. Today was the day that all 13 year old fairies in the town got the chance to earn their wings. Every spring, the town gathers and the elders give out the criteria for earning wings. The kids have 30 days to complete the task. The kicker is, the rules change every year.

Last year, Timmy’s sister got ...

"So where do you want to meet?" he asked, which I appreciated. I don't always care for people making decisions for me.

"How about the library? It's quiet and won't be crowded", and it's filled with light and there's no alcohol.

"Sure that sounds good. Noon?"

"Noon is fine".

I pull up to the library and see a man that looks like the man I matched with on Hitch. Mark was his name. Mark Cunningham. ...

I was in the kitchen, just getting ready to make dinner, when I heard a knock at the door. More than one knock. It almost sounded….urgent. Who would be coming here at this hour? I looked at the clock: 7:45pm. I sighed as I took the few steps to the door. When I opened it, I didn’t see anyone. A voice, seemingly from beyond says “(clears throat) excuse me, down here”.

I looked down, and in a split...

On my way out of the store, I see a scuffle taking place out of the corner of my eye. I don’t want to look, but my fear is begging me to at least see how close it is to me. I look over and there are 3 men having a hard time holding back another man, who was screaming obscenities at yet another man.

A crowd started to gather to watch and record, and I thought maybe I should intervene, even just t...

He wasn’t supposed to feel

To love her

But he did

Created to assist her,

Labor for her

He became enamored with her

No one else had ever spoken to him like a human

Before

So he endeavored to love

To see what it felt like

To be loved

He thought if he could give her something

She may reciprocate with her own affection

He put out some strawberries

Because they were her favorite

Left a note - I love y...

I’ve always felt funny about being needed

At least by adults

Children I understand; they can’t do much without you for a long time

And even when they can, they still need your purse, your clothes, your car

But why do adults need other adults?

It feels weird

I mean a need is something you can’t go without

Water, food, air

Those things that sustain us, allow us to move forward, beyond

So I guess wha...

Last Thursday, I was on my way home from the grocery store, when my sanity was challenged. As I was driving down the street, I could have sworn I saw a clown a few houses down from mine. I blinked (hard) and when I opened my eyes again it was gone. I brushed it off at the time. Maybe a late afternoon birthday party? Who knows. It had happened a few more times before this, each time I brushed it of...

When I heard the first single on the radio I was hooked. It was the most incredible music I’d heard. Sure it was simple and catchy, but for whatever reason it spoke to me on a level I wouldn’t have been able to explain.

The artist was Kaira DeLeon*. I had never heard of her, but apparently she’d released her album the year before. After I heard that single, I went and found everything she recor...