When my father divorced my mother, it wasn’t entirely a shock. The tension had been simmering for years, but what caught me off guard was who he married next—Marla, the crazy lady from his yoga class. Marla was… different. She had wild, untamed hair and always seemed like she was in the middle of performing …
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So many nights, I listened to your muffled cries from the other side of the wall because he hurt you. I wanted to run to rescue you from your miserale situation, but with apprehension, I sunk into the mattress. Like quicksand, it held my body restrained encased like a boa constrictor; I could not move …
“Happy New Year, Pookie!” June looked at the phone in her hand and at the text message from a familiar number; yet it was no longer stored in her contact list. Althought she’d deleted the number from her phone, it was forever stored in the memory bank of her hippocampus. June felt her heart rate …
My phone chimes inside the drawer of the nightstand that stands guard by my bedside. The ancestral sounds of the rhythm of reggae music echoe inside the hollow space creating a sweet vibration to my ears. My eyes flutter; I still exist in the present realm of my conscious reality. I have arrived for another …
What money am I talking about? Who is THEY? How much money? How do I check if I have money I didn’t collect? You know I moved last year to a new address. 😆 Letter returned to sender with no forwarding address. With inflation so high and you’ve spent so much money on those Christmas …
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Prop up on bed on my fluffy pillows, the dim light from my phone illuminates my face. I aimlessly scroll through the many messages on Nextdoor. Nextdoor is a website where you can become a member of a community. It brings people together where they exchange recommendations and read the latest local news. You can …
“Do not wear black…. wear something colorful,” she said. We were five friends taking a 75 minutes road trip to somewhere fun. The plan was to meet up at 10 a.m. A call came in at 9:50 a.m., inquiring if I had left already. I lied; I was still in my room with my last …
I walked down the sidewalk and a red SUV blocked the path. I cursed the driver under my breath, how inconsiderate of him/her. What if I was using a wheelchair? I would have to cross over to the other side to maneuver such an obstacle. I hope the police see it and issue a ticket. …
I stood at the bus stop minding my own business when I heard a feminine voice, “What time is it?” I looked up to see who was asking and to whom the question was projected. It was a young lady. Her face was sweaty as she stood looking frantically at the bus schedule sign. “I’m …
My cellular phone vibrated on the table in front of me. It was a text message from Mom. She wanted me to pick up her sequined dress from the dry cleaner. She was at the hairdresser, and the cleaner would be closed in the next 20 minutes. She did not have enough time to get …
