My thesis submission was closing in. I was working at a furious pace. All my work of last 5 years was coming to a head. The pressure was rising. I found myself having to immerse completely in my work to get it done. I barely found time to talk to family or friends. I was spending 14 hours or more just trying to not fall behind my deadlines. 4 days had passe...
"It is a matter of grave importance that fairy tales should be respected. A nation without fancy, without some romance, never did, never can, never will, hold a great place under the sun." Charles Dickens, "Frauds on the Fairies," 1 October, 1853 "There are no great men, there are only great challenges, which ordinary men like you and me are forced by circu...
I sigh quietly, ruffling through the boring novel sitting in front of me. We have a report due in less than a week, and I've barely made it through three chapters. I know I can catch up...but lately I've been distracted. I quickly tilt my head towards the clock on the wall. You would think an eighteen year old would have it down pat by now, but our teacher s...
Keenan has been in a committed relationship with his girlfriend, Katie for several years. They first met at a costume party where Katie was dressed as Black Widow while Keenan was in a Hawkeye costume. They immediately hit it off with their common love for superhero comics and became inseparable by the end of the night. One thing led to another and before lo...
Books can't teach you everything. There is a time in my life when I really thought they could, but then I met Raul and learned that some things have to be experienced. Greetings and salutations one and all, my name is Kym, and I have decided that by documenting my experiences over the last few months I may save someone in a similar situation to my own the ye...
It begins... Well, I found out that Anne fucked that professor again. She came to my dorm drunk at 3am, fighting with me, calling me a little bitch and pussy, and she began slapping my face. I won't even get started on what she was on about. I tried calming her down, but whenever I said anything she just slapped me, or if I tried to stop her from drinking m...
The library at school has always been my 'go to' place to get my serious writing and thinking done. There are small intimate sitting areas next to large sized windows that look out over the woods around the building. It's a very New England scene with a full pallet of spring colors early in April. I was sitting there on a Friday afternoon working on a writi...
It's Saturday, at about noon. I pull up to your house, dressed spiffily in a shirt and tie. I hand you a dozen roses, and gently kiss your cheek. You look beautiful, dressed in your powder blue hoodie and sexy pants without back pockets. I tell you that you look great, better than I could have imagined. Even as I sit and write this letter to you, I imagine h...
Derek leaned forward on the edge of the couch cushion, his tongue between his teeth as he focused on the television in front of him. His fingers worked the controller he held in his hand and, on-screen, his character shouted as she kicked and punched. "Man, Chun-Li is cheap," Steven said. "Fuck. You." Derek answered. He glanced at his friend for a moment...
Sarah pulled Rody into the kitchen, standing close to him to talk over the noise at the party. "I know you don't know me Rody, but I'm here because of your wife." Moving back far enough so his arm lost contact with her breast, Rody looked at her in confusion. "What are you talking about? And how do you know my wife?" "Look, we don't have much time here....