Hard to believe it’s been one year. Did you think a conversation about a web site would evolve into this? I have to admit, I was giddy when you sent me that message. Not because of the idea of working…
Tag Archive for relationships
Thankful
by Me • • 0 Comments
The plan had been to drive down to her parents for Thanksgiving, just like every other year. Gabrielle usually packed herself and the dog into the car the day before and drove when traffic wasn’t as bad. That was her…
Baggage
by Me • • 2 Comments
Gabrielle stared out the window at the gloomy, gray sky and felt an overwhelming sense of…too much. Depression. Fear. Suffocation. Rain streamed down from the sky, almost as if it was sobbing. She somehow felt that was appropriate today. She…
Heart-less
by Me • • 0 Comments
Sometimes I think life would be much simpler if I didn’t have a heart. Not the physical organ that makes it possible for me to be here. No, I’m referring to the metaphorical heart, the thing that makes us feel.…
Paradise
by Me • • 0 Comments
Gabrielle opened her eyes to unfamiliar surroundings. It took her a minute to remember where she was. “Ah, yes,” she thought. “We’re on vacation.” She looked out the French doors and smiled. She and Lucy were on their first vacation…
Absent
by Me • • 0 Comments
Neither of them was looking for a relationship when they met. Gabrielle was coming out of a toxic situation that lasted a few years too many. Lucy was still dealing with her own personal losses. They just started talking and…
Being Still
by Me • • 0 Comments
Being still is not easy for me. I’m not talking about not moving or not being able to just rest. I can laze around the house for days with the best of them. I’m talking about not taking action when…
What If This Was Your Last Day?
by Me • • 0 Comments
Something has been on my mind more than usual lately. Maybe it’s all the turmoil in the world. Maybe it’s a side effect of getting older. Maybe it’s all my neuroses having a party but not inviting me. Whatever the…
Speechless
by Me • • 0 Comments
Gabrielle sat staring at the blank screen. There were so many thoughts running through her head, she just didn’t know where to even start. She’d always had a gift for words, but lately she had often felt…speechless. That was the…
Electric – Part 2
by Me • • 0 Comments
Thinking back to that email, she could hardly believe it had been two months. They had both admitted a romantic attraction to the other, and from there, things just took off. Two months had felt like so much longer, and…