"Sammi … " The disembodied voice gently called to her and she was suddenly a bird, lazily flapping her wings as she soared over sea and earth. She swooped and glided, catching the caress of the winds and laughing when she was pushed upwards under their guidance. She felt so vibrant, so free as she headed for a twinkling light on the horizon. The radiance fr...
Chapter 1: Naughty Whispers Chartreuse Collins looked out the window of the bus, she was thrilled they were stopping though she had very little money to get anything to eat she was still glad to be getting off the damn thing. She moved behind the other passengers until she was finally in the cool air and warm sun. Her eyes squinted against the invasion of b...
The room is dim, the color of twilight. I'm sitting on the couch, my feet curled up under me on one side. The small lamp next to me is on. On my lap, I have a magazine. I've been leafing through it, trying to concentrate on the words before me, but my mind keeps drifting. I look up at the clock on the wall and note the time... *sigh... I put the magazine dow...
We slept on the sun-porch that stretched across the back of his elderly aunt’s old farmhouse. Our single beds were arranged in an L-shape, with heads meeting. From this position we were treated to a large picture window overlooking the pastures and the dilapidated barn. The window was dressed in old lace curtains that had yellowed through the years. An o...
He awoke. He could feel the stiffness in his limbs. And then the cold wind blew across him, bringing memory with the chill. The battle he had waged against the dark lord. His companions falling one by one. And finally…alone…surrounded by demons…he was taken. They did not finish him there, but dragged him back to their foul lair. In that darkness he lost...
The alarm began ringing at exactly 7:00 as always, sending its mind numbing beeps echoing through my skull. My dream of owning the world's largest greenhouse fading away; quickly being replaced with the dull gray walls of my bedroom. I reach out my right hand and slam the alarm clock, knocking it off the night stand without actually turning it off. Again. "...
Blurs of white at our feet as we run through the long grass the clear blue sky broken only by a few fluffy white clouds and the hot sun. You're chasing me and I say something cheeky to you, you tackle me down in amongst the white daisies and tickle me so much that tears are shining in my loving eyes. Buried in the tall grass, no one would be able to find us...
You gasp and sit bolt upright on the bed, your eyes flickering open. It's almost totally and completely dark. You lie back onto the bed, searching the dark and quiet for the intrusion that woke your slumber. As your ears filter out the slow, regular breathing of your wife, distant, muted sound fills the air. Your body responds even before you realize what yo...
*BUZZZZZZ *BUZZZZZZ You slowly open your eyes, irritated at the noise that has awakened you from your slumber. Your hand searches around your nightstand before grabbing the source of the noise, your phone. The light from the screen pierces the darkness momentarily blinding you. When your eyes adjust, you see the name 'Bruce.' Tapping the answer button, you p...
You're painfully broken from your peaceful slumber by the cold rain soaking into your cloak, giving you a chill as hot ragged breath escapes your parched lips. Your eyes burn with fatigue and your muscles ache with dehydration and exhaustion. You have been an outcast for only a fortnight, but the meager rations you made for yourself before the exile didn't l...