When life’s burdens were more than I could handle and my heart, a mangled organ with embedded blades, overwhelmed my mind and shattered my ...

A gift of a dozen red roses, One for each infidelity, To forget your broken promises And your repulsive behavior toward me. A present ...

As I enter the bedroom, Jeffrey shuts the door behind me, and I flinch. He narrows his eyes in my direction but does not ...

“What the hell do you want?” Jeffery barks as if oblivious to the howling wind and swirling snow behind me. I take a deep ...

The days are endless as you prepare to house the children who never call home and host the cousin you don’t like, since she ...

Midnight at Camerhogne Park, stargazing under the vast Caribbean sky, warmed by the gentle night breeze. Days at BBC Beach, swimming in the crystal ...

Calm smoothed over the landscape as quickly as the turbulent weather erupted. I perched on my grandmother’s bedroom window and watched the sun’s rays ...

I hold a belief: faith in my capabilities and self-worth, a deep-seated trust in my skills which empowers me, inspires me to persevere, gives ...

I built this house for us. Layered it brick by brick glued it together with mortar reinforced it with steel. But with a single ...

“No, no, no.” Lilian takes one look at me and grimaces. We haven’t stepped outside, and already she’s regretting inviting me to her friend’s ...