DEEP BLACK AND BRIGHT STARS
“Ever since he was a boy, he’d looked up at the deep black and bright stars, wondering what else was out there. And every night he would pray to the Moon in the sky to grant him his wish, to take him up there.”
HERE’S TO TOMORROW
“As the light pulled me from my sleep, I could feel her nestled in the nape of my neck. As usual, she’d stolen all the sheets in the night and left me bare as a newborn, save for the parts of me wrapped in her.”
I Hate Rom Coms
“Oh, there she is! On the one hand, I’m relieved that she didn’t stand me up. On the other hand, I’m nervous as hell, because now I have to remember how to act like a human.”
The Little Things
He was so wrapped up in his self-loathing that he didn’t notice the little footsteps coming down the stairs and behind him. A tiny, raven-haired girl was staring him down.
“What are you doing?”
Do Gods Bleed?
“Each one, they say, could level mountains with their bare hands. Of course some said that was a myth, but when they emerged through the portal on that day, each of us down to the most unapologetic atheist prayed that the stories were true.”
The Apple Falls
“The ride was quiet and it only made Michael that much more nervous. He wanted to ask his Dad what they were doing, but he was scared. His Dad had always been quiet, but this different.”
Sunday Mornings
“Mondays mean there's a whole new week to start fresh and make the most of it. But there is nothing I love more than Sundays. Sundays are morning sex and family barbecues and dinner with friends. “
The Ballad of Sam and Waylon
“She was BB King, art museums and long kisses on a ferris wheel. I was George Strait, motorcycles and Schwarzenegger movies. And yet somewhere better between Die Hard and Dahli, we fell in love.”
Objects in motion
“As the months passed, he had come to an understanding. This is life... love, loss and transition. They weren't gone forever, obviously. There would be opportunities to see each other. But selfishly he realized that this was another moment of transition for him. It wasn't just their moving. Other things were changing in his life. For the first time in years, he felt unmoored from the world, unsure of his place in it.”