Serenity at Sea
Rashad stared into the horizon, thinking that someone thousands of miles opposite of his stare was doing the same thing. Staring into the...
Lean Emerald Cut
Nadia took a quick peek and then snapped her head back as if she was looking for her favorite flavor of tomato sauce. It had to be the...
Sanctuary
The annoying gnat was back. Flying closely to his face, but too quick to swat with his hands. It seemed to be right in front of his eyes...
The First Dance
Nearly every cell phone in the room was aimed at Mark and Serena as they started their first dance. Etta James was telling the world that...
Where I Draw the Line
Every evening, I have a by myself meeting. I was 18 when I heard Cappadonna spit that line on “Iron Maiden” from Ghostface Killah’s ...
The Summer of My Discontent
The promise of summer tends to make you contemplate where you’ve been, the choices you’ve made and what’s to come. Well, at least for me....
More Than Words Can Ever Say
The doors to the subway jolted her back to reality. She couldn’t figure out if she had fallen asleep or fallen into a daydream, but...
An Unexceptional Life
I was washing dishes earlier today, staring out into my backyard, when something caught my eye. It was one of those things where I was...
Failed Memory
I found a place that I had searched forever to find. I didn’t know I was looking for it until I arrived there, but it was a place of...
Movin' On Up
Based on a true story… I was once a millionaire, actually a multi-millionaire, but I squandered my fortune on the internet. Fourteen...