Moonlight Stories

We followed railroad tracks by the forest, and the tracks followed the river. A white moon hung full and bright to our right, fluorescent on the water. To our left, dense black trees grew close to the tracks. Chalk-white stones glowed with the moon, piled loosely around heavy wooden ties. I grabbed one of the stones and gauged its weight, its feel. Then, with all I had, I flung it into the river. We were silent for a mome...

He stood in a large hole, perhaps four feet deep and five or six in diameter. The digging was strenuous, the ground comprised of gravel and sand. With each thrust, the shovel stopped dead, sending a jolt through his arms, his shoulders, his back. Every few minutes, he dropped to his hands and knees to dig by hand. With his fingers, he unearthed heavy rocks, straining to wrestle them from the hole and heave them aside. The...

"Stay with me, baby stay with me. Tonight don't leave me alone. Walk with me, come and walk with me to the edge of all we've ever known... You know I could not want you more than I did right then as our heads leaned in..." -Parachute, Kiss Me Slowly. Under the moon, Hold my hand, Skip with me Down this golden dirt road, Don't run, Allow me to lean close, into your warmth And feel your lips on mine. I don't know how this w...

I catch my breath at the beauty of a tulip nodding in the breeze, the sweet moon shining like a Cheshire cat’s smile; an opalescent raindrop drooping from a spider’s web. Such beauty in the curve of your shoulder and the dark brows that protect your eyes; your gentle laugh and, most wonderful of all; is that I can share all of this with you.

Was this a dream or a reality? It certainly looked unreal. It looked beyond my fancy. I was oblivious to how I reached here. I looked at my admirer, his deep eyes gazing in to me, boring in to my soul. Weird sensation gripped me and blood flow to my cheeks increased. Before I knew it, I was blushing. He smiled after seeing what he had achieved. I looked down thinking who was this ridiculously handsome man, wondering how d...