Fate is a strange thing, Gabrielle thought as she looked out over the water. The weather was unseasonably warm for February, so she decided to take a walk along the river during her lunch. So much had happened in the…
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The Fog
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Every morning for the last few months, she woke up feeling like she was in a fog. Well, almost every morning. On weekends, she usually woke up feeling a little better. She wasn’t sure if that was because she could…
Burn, Baby, Burn
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I think I’m going to take an unusual approach to Valentine’s Day this year. After all, it will just be me and the dog. It has never been my favorite holiday. I’d rather have small romantic gestures and displays of…
Undertow
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You probably wouldn’t know it just looking at her. By all appearances, she seems happy, successful, and loved. For the most part, she is. But it’s that “happy” part that is toughest for her to pull off. There are moments…
Pin the Tail on the Donkey
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I’ve come to the conclusion that my last relationship was like a horrible game of pin the tail on the donkey, except the damn ass never stood still. Yes, trying to meet the ever-changing and never-satisfied demands and moods of…
A Conversation with Jekyll and Hyde
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I think I’ve been spending far too much time thinking lately. A little thinking is great, but for me, too much usually results in a battle of wills between the Jekyll and Hyde in my brain. Why all the thinking?…
Musical Musings – Falling Slowly
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I’ve had a lot of time over the last few months to actually sit and be alone with my thoughts. This used to be a treacherous undertaking. Life with my ex was…bumpy. There wasn’t much I was happy about and…
Fish Out of Water
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My palms sweat whenever I think about it. My stomach gets all nervous and gurgly. My heart starts pounding so hard, I fear it will explode from my chest. Some look at the prospect of this endeavor with excitement. I…
Ghost Ring
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For years, the only ghost ring I had was in my ears. An annoying, ever-present buzzing that kept me from sleeping. Silence was never really truly silence. The ringing was there, taunting me, reminding me that it would never go…
The End
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“I need to be honest with you about something,” she said. Here we go, I thought. She’s about to blame me for her stress, for not having enough time to read for her exam. Or will it be about how…