Annie's SmileI remember her hair shining like gold,bright and lustrous as the sun that glowed on the waves where she stood, naked,and it seemed to me that it was her smilethat lit the beach that day.And yes, I know I don't own her,but I owned that moment, and in that moment her smile was mine.She smiled for me.Not for those strangers on the sand, but for me alone.It was enough that her smile was mine.The waves whispering...

This story is a work of fiction, any resemblance to any person or organization is purely coincidental. Part one: I had no idea that the game I pitched against the Phillies would be the last game of my career. The Phillies game was my second start of the season. I had done okay in my first start, gave up seven hits scattered over seven innings and three runs while striking out four and only walking two. I lost, but I manag...

The cool Autumn air flowing through the open door disturbed the dusty webs of long dead spiders as we pushed the heavy wooden door inward. Only the whisper of the breeze, our breath, and the screech of the door's rusty hinges competed with the sound of my pounding heart as I stepped through the threshold into the house's foyer. It was evident that Madison and I were the first visitors in quite some time, that the house's...

I have hidden myself in you, my love,but never from you. I am in your heart and you are my soul's companion,free of life's constraint. When you and I are aparta bit of me is with you. Your eyes hold the reflection of my dreams,and in them I seek the longing to be onethat calls from your loving heart to mine. All the schemes that others use to lure or steal you from meare only the hopeless ambitionsof misguided fools. You...