Once upon a time there was a king of a small land who had three beautiful daughters. He wished more than anything that each would marry a prince, and bring more fortune to his family. On the eighteenth birthday of the eldest daughter, the king invited the...
She grabbed my arm, jolting me, her flawless lavender-pink nails digging into my skin. “Where have you been,” she hissed. The fruity, sugary fragrance of her perfume filled my nostrils. Insolence by Guerlain. As sickeningly sweet as it was, I yearned for...
The cold inconsistent wind was irritating her, blowing her long brown bangs into her eyes, swirling around her bare legs, and teasingly lifting her short blue skirt. Emma cursed her uniform under her breath. It was autumn and the temperature was dropping,...
I don’t know what you are to me, But you do give me joy, You’re not my crush or eye candy You’re not my lover boy. I have a boyfriend as you know, We’re even not quite friends? We’ve known each other for some time, so,I guess, well that depends. It’s when...
Soft slow music was playing, the lights dim and flickering over the mass of people around me. Every movement in the crowd had slowed to match the rhythm, voices were lowered to barely a whisper, and the crazy dancers had subsided to drifting through the c...
Sweetly, tenderly love me! Throw thy strong arms around me, Hug me in thy warm embrace, Let me be your hidden key. Softly, gently please love me! Press your lips against my own, Like spring seeds our love be sown, Bud and grow delicately. Desperatel...
The flight to Japan had been 3 hours longer than planned, but Carrie was unfazed. Even with dark shadows under her eyes, she displayed a carefree, happy smile for all the other exhausted passengers getting off the plane to see. She snatched her small suit...
Into a foreign land I fell, Where eyes were cold and few could tell, That I was scared and lonely there, That I knew not what land thought fair. I was ready I was brave, So I thought til I was made, To understand my place in hell, Though it be one I learn...
Sometimes I take you for granted, Our relationship is slanted, You’re absolutely devoted, Your faith and love denoted. Sometimes I’m mean and rude, You always put up with my mood, I’m angered thrice as fast as you, I’m a little hard to subdue. Yet there y...
Continued from “A Day At The Bookstore: The Morning” Disclaimer: None of the characters in this story are based on real life people. Let me remind you: my name is Aya, I’m 19, and I work at a large bookstore downtown. I had a huge crush on my coworker Dan...
Disclaimer: None of the characters in this story are based on real life people. I work at a well-run, popular bookstore. Located on the corner of 6 th street and Rugged Way, it’s in the center of downtown. We get a lot of customers from all round the city...
When she graduated from Kellogg Northwestern University in Illinois, Kelly was probably the happiest woman on earth. Not only had Kelly received her Managerial Analytics Certificate in four years, placing as one of the top students in her year, and alread...
I have always admired the Arctic Fox. A beautiful, serene animal that is as sly as any other fox, but glowing with a touch of innocence as they struggle through snow and ice on the tundra to survive. One day, I will be an Arctic Fox. My name is Misaki, an...
