Willow Part Five The Book Of Tuar

June 4, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Adron took a sip of his drink and stood up. “Follow me.” She followed him down a long hallway, candle sconces lit the dark walls. She started to ask something and he put a hand to stop her. A large portrait of a young woman caught her eye and she stopped to look at it. […]

Willow part four Adron

May 15, 2021.Reading time 9 minutes.

Willow licked her paw after finishing the story. “She’s not? No, she couldn’t be.” Alice said. “Oh no, she’s not. But her child will be.” Willow replied and licked her other paw. Alice nodded and mulled over the revelation. “You’ve been tethered.” She finally said. Willow nodded her head. “It’s my punishment for helping James.” […]

Willow Part Three Madrid

April 16, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

I landed in Madrid the day before the festival of Almudena, I took a taxi to Malasaña and when I arrived at the hotel a man was waiting for me. I didn’t recognize him at first, he had dark beard, and was dressed in a navy suit. But when I saw his piercing gray eyes, […]

Willow part two Alice

April 9, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

It had been a month since Kate found the note in her closet. Whenever she was around the house and said “Willow” the cat would appear by her side. Kate still hadn’t found anyone to claim the cat, and she decided to keep it. Willow seemed to be happy living Kate. She’d cuddle up to […]

Willow Part One Kate

March 27, 2021.Reading time 11 minutes.

Kate woke up and checked the clock. It was just after 11:30pm. She got up and wrapped her robe around and went to the kitchen. She poured herself a glass of water, looking out the kitchen window the sky was cloudy and glowed a dim orange. “Snow.” She said to herself. She quickly got dressed […]

Holy Kiss – A poem

February 9, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

This is an old poem. I’ve shared bits of it, but here it is in its entirety. ~ he fell to the earth to make wine for poor weddingshis voice only for prayerthat which my ears have not yet drunkin the blessed nightthe sweetest honey is loathsomebut Venus doesn’t smile in the house of tearssensual […]

return to love

January 29, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Love is a state of being ~ I have a tattoo in a language that I don’t speak. I had it done in my early 20’s, during my extreme depression. I had it translated by a friend who was studying the language. It was meant to say “love learn and let go”. Years later I […]

One more night

January 22, 2021.Reading time 11 minutes.

CW: Sexual content She sat at the bar. Mostly empty and a red glow from the low lights, a rock song played on the speakers, one she remembered from her childhood. She turned her glass around in her hand, whiskey on the rocks, and shook the almost empty glass to the bartender. The bartender poured […]

Silver bell

December 27, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house. Not a creature was stirring…. “Ok, time for bed. You need to go to sleep so Santa will come.” Nick said. “One more story please!” Heather begged him. He looked down at the little girl nestled in her bed, big brown eyes pleading to him […]

coffee on tuesdays part two

December 4, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

The Dinner Sean waited outside the restaurant. He picked her favorite place, he thought it was maybe silly, but he knew how much she loved the food here. He saw her walking down the sidewalk towards him. She was wearing a dark green knee length dress and her usual yellow jacket. “Hi.” He said. “Hi.” […]