Coreopsis 3

     Jack sat in the dimly lit lab turning the letter over and over with trembling hands. He could tell nothing from the outside. It just looked like any other letter. But it wasn’t. It was from her. His stomach churned at the thought of what she had written. No, she couldn’t come. WithContinue reading “Coreopsis 3”

Reaching for something

Don’t know what I’m doing, reaching in the dark.  Searching the unknown.  Never been down this path before. Reaching. Touching nothing.  Searching the darkness for anything.  A string. A cord. A hand. An idea.  Even a spider web. Is there anything in the darkness; reaching out for me? Help me! Guide me! I’m coming undone!Continue reading “Reaching for something”

Not my home

I sit here staring at a computer screen; this world is not my home.  Traffic flows past my window; this world is not my home.  I flip over to read the headlines: body shaming, violence, natural disasters;  this world is not my home.  There’s an emptiness inside me that burns; this world is not myContinue reading “Not my home”

Inconvenience 

I never knew what an inconvenience was. Watching. Listening. Hanging from the wall.  “Inconvenience,” there it is again. What is that? Day comes. Day goes. Night comes. Night goes. People in. People out. Though at night, the flow is much lighter. Day comes. Day goes.  People talk. A LOT! They talk about the weather mostly.Continue reading “Inconvenience “