Rich and poor Stories

The song was not hers. The song had been written long ago, its words and its notes arranged even before she was born. Its creators had birthed it from a spark of inspiration, and it had grown with many voices since. But for this short moment, the song and all it meant belonged to her. Its desire to take wing, to embrace change. And - most poignant for her - an underlying fear that opportunity not taken was opportunity los...

It was rumored if I went far enough back on the train there was a bar coach. I had freshened up in my room and set off walking to explore the train trying to get my mind off of Heather. I walked back several cars until I got to the first class section of the train. Once I got passed the threshold, it was a completely different train. I passed a Members Only dining car. The train became noticeably fancier at this point. I...

 Love understood as the desire of good for another is in fact so unnatural a phenomenon that it can scarcely repeat itself, the soul being unable to become virgin again and not having energy enough to cast itself out again into the ocean of another's soul. (James Joyce) My name is Charlie Flowers, and yes I was teased about it a lot in high school. Until I met my wife to be, more about her a little later, I had never cons...