Cylie Blusom walked home from the bus stop uphill, in the pouring rain. Forcing herself to not look over her shoulder the whole way home. The entire walk was all of three minutes if she walked across the street and up the grassy knoll, if she took the sidewalk all the way up, and looped…
Month: April 2019
Plane Ticket Puppy
Lynn had started looking at plane tickets home. Anywhere from $300 – $500 a ticket, and that was without specifying first class. Florida had been great; the weather, the sun. But it was getting old. Her classes were a joke. Even work was starting to get mundane. Jasper nipped at her sock. Lynn reached down…
The Whirlwind
Grab a thong from the drawer. Not that one. Too frilly, too invasive. Jeans, pants, or leggings? Leggings. Can’t do yoga in jeans. Exhale. Raise your butt an inch off the ground. Squeeze all your muscles. Especially the glutes. Press down into your left foot. Squeeze the thighs. Lift your right left. Keep your thigh…
Dirty Roads of Pequak (Vanessa)
Vanessa smiled at the delivery man. He came with some regularity, and while Vanessa wasn’t allowed to have friends, Earl was the closest thing she could call to one. Vanessa had been there the day Earl dropped a package meant for the leader. Vanessa remembered the look in his eyes as he not only dropped…
Dark Roast Elixir
It was thick and creamy leaving a layer across her teeth and down her tongue. Nicole hated having too much cream in her coffee. Other than it was a waste of calories it also took away the strong, biting taste of coffee which she enjoyed. She hadn’t wanted to fuss, because her coffee had been…