Xanadu
 

Weekend excitement fills the air. Stepping off the school bus a blast of cool Autumn air refreshes me as I slip on soggy leaves hurrying...

A normal winter day- The chilly breeze fills the empty air. I can feel the lack of sleep run through my veins as I stumble into school...

I stare at the old picture, reminiscing about the past. My art teacher's words jumble and melt into the background.

For $250.00 an hour I can be a home. I literally get paid to give long-lasting hugs. Nothing risque or sexual, I just try to fill a void...

I skipped down the stairs hurriedly to meet my parents at the dinner table on our backyard porch. Rounding the glass circle-on-legs...

I always knew my days were numbered. I never realized how few there were. I used to live my life peacefully, nothing more than a tabletop...

As I sit in calculus, I read the note he left in my car for the hundredth time: I’m so sorry I cheated on you. Forgive me?

If I asked him to drown I know I would. If I asked him to float I know I would. But at best an evolution can simmer the confusions. And...

While comfort is often found simply in the arms of lovers, mine has been found in the sound of his heart throbbing through his chest...

Sauntering down the Boardwalk, shrug off the berating banners⁠—"Do Your Part"⁠—which I am so the newsdealer won't tear my ear off in...