"Not everyone is going to love everything you do, Molly," I said staring at the heap of rejection letters in a box. "Yeah, well. Thanks. I'm pretty sure the last few weeks of collecting these letters have proven to me that I suck at what I thought was my art. I should have just stuck doing it for me." I watched as Molly dumped the letters into her paper re...
Note: All of the factual elements of this story are true, with the exception of a few name changes. As for the "supernatural" elements, who is to say? If anyone has a friend or family member stricken with Alzheimers', and would like to post a public comment or send me a Private Message, please do so. If this story moves you, I would greatly appreciate you ta...
"Trish, were you on the computer last night?" asked David calling to her from the den. "No, David, I stayed up watching TV after you went to bed but did not go on the computer. Why?" "Well, when I went to turn it on this morning, the monitor was already on, yet, again." "So, you forgot to turn it off last night. So, what? No big deal." "No, I did not for...
Spring had arrived early this year. Cassie tugged at her skirt, which threatened to blow up and expose her to the other students on campus. This was only her second semester here, and she had tried her hardest to remain as invisible as possible. If there was anything Cassie wanted to avoid, it was being noticed. The green expanse of lawn was interrupted on...
A deafening screech echoed along the platform as the Cardiff train entered the station, its ancient brakes surprisingly still in working order. The bloody thing must have been on the tracks since 1950. Jaime stared at his watch as he sat on the plank of sticky wood that served as a bench in this shit hole of a train station. She was late. He hadn't even met...
The early morning has always attracted me, especially after a good night's rest. I love those hours when I'm awake and the whole world sleeps. It is my thinking time, a time without distractions. I could sit for hours with just my thoughts, suspended somewhere between 4:30 and sunrise. In the rural area where my weekend house stands, those hours are nothing...
It was her day off from class. Tori strolled in, looking for a knife for cooking, a humidifier and some new candles for her tiny apartment. She entered the electronic doors of her favorite store: Bed, Bath & Beyond, along with the $200 gift card in her grasp. She smiled, taking in all the glances from the men past her nineteen years, some noticing the Invade...
"I like to think of it as a divining rod, sometimes." The man in black said, his voice gravely and hoarse. "Or maybe a pendulum." Several moments of awkward silence passed, and then he spoke again. "You see, I have to make hard decisions on occasion, and most often there is no right decision per se, only one that is less..." He paused for a while, looking...
They were both nervous -- so much build-up to this point, made them anxious about what was going to happen. She could tell he wasn't sure. Funny how he had been the aggressive one at first, pursuing her but now he had second thoughts, He wanted her, she could tell, but they were both married and there is a big difference between talking dirty online and actu...
Previously on My Cup of Tea: Lisa and Sara's friendship is officially over. Jenna wakes up with Kyle on the floor by her bed. Ian's memories of his sister Mina bring pain to his heart. Gina has a secret... ------------------------------------------------- Kyle, bent over, hissed as he suffered from the kind of pain only males felt and feared. "Why'd you ki...