I cannot recall if I ever related this story on here as I couldn't find it. So with Halloween right around the corner, I feel compelled to tell it. This incident occurred sometime in the late-'70s when haunted houses had become the in thing for many organizations to help fund their other projects, I think that the Jaycees were among the first to discover it. I joined one of the local haunted attractions sponsored by the J...

  To watch someone you lovesuffer in any way, and then stand idly byyour voice silent and thoughts unable to convey Is the worst kind of torture,to pretend everything's okay. My heart threatens to burst,at the mere thought of your dismay.  I just want to hold youand make it all disappear, wrap you up tight in my armsand dispel your every fear.  My world has changed,because of how close we have grown, so whatever life thro...

The silence is what I hear every dayUnbroken sounds of whispers being heard from a distanceVoices of those I long to hear, yet are always so far awayA sound, a smash, or even a hello from a stranger to make the pain go awayYet each day returns to the beginningLike a never ending circle of unforgiving torment 

Loni was walking through the mall with Phyllis, her mother-in-law to be. She kept her eyes forward and refused to look in to the display windows because the reflected image in the polished glass of the display windows made her feel old and very unattractive. "Do I really look that bad? I'm only thirty and look a lot older," she said to herself. It was Springtime and the mall was hosting their annual bridal and fashion sho...

Power in his voice In his eyes and in his ways  He has a certain power I trust him always A giving spirit A very caring heart A goodness from within Good and true My guardian angel  He knows just what to do To protect and guide He watches over me In all that I am He is always with me  My voice of reason With smiles and tears he shares All the things I hold dear He knows when I am scared He knows just what to say For in hi...

Chapter 47 A Rescue or a Trap? A destroyer flies out of the sky, and sees us before we can hide. A ball of fire is already above us, advancing quickly. All I think about is that I can’t take a direct hit by that thing, whether I’m equipped by an energy-absorbing parasite, or not… Last time it hit me I was at least inside of a ship. But there is no time to ponder this. I push Zumi to the ground and fall on him, ordering my...

Leaning back into the cushions, I blink and yawn.Watching yet another movie that I won't remember.The hour grows late, as it's wont to do,But my heart glows with happiness, thinking of you."Insanely amazing," your voice whispers in my ear,And my lips rise in a contented smile.It's well after midnight, and I wait for you,Knowing that shortly your long day is soon over.In the darkness to my left, my cellphone lights up,And...

You perceived my kindness as weakness. Now my strength is perceived as selfish.You perceived my silence as compliance.Now my voice is perceived as vile.You perceive my friendliness as reconciliation.Now my explanations are perceived as a lie.You perceived my actions as needy.Now my actions are perceived as self-centered.You perceived my love as a reason to control.Now my control is perceived as heartless.I worry about oth...

Chapter 36 Unseen Dangers What are we looking for? Where would they be? I touch the rock sticking out of the side of the pit. The compound of the rock comes back to me as silicone-based plus tons of further unnecessary information. As I admire the crystals of quartz, sparkling in the purple light I’m overwhelmed by the voice in my head: “Brush up on those skills, Domiarn. Part of your programming is searching for metals a...

Chapter 31 Crumbling Rose We go downstairs and I open the entrance door. My ship, Arileot 14, if at all possible to call it that without Ari in it, is right below us. Its surface looks strange in the pale light of the purple moon. But I don’t have time to admire it. I jump down and the side door slides open. The hall is lit up with soft bluish light. Eva transpires through the wall and greets me with a smile. “You realize...

Just to be with you, Just to speak with you, laugh with you, 'happy cry' with you... Just to be with you, Just to hear your chuckle  and listen to your voice. To imagine with you- meeting you, To think of you- and know that, yes- You're actually thinking of me too. Just to see that smile, in that picture as we chat- as we Skype, Just to know you're there, and that you want me there... Is worth the wait.

They had the kind of love everybody wished to have. It was the kind where words unspoken between them told on their faces. One look and they knew what each other was thinking.Acelynn met Jagger when she was twenty-one. Jagger was twenty-eight. They dated for two years before getting married. During those two years, they fell madly in love. It was a time when they grew close and learned each other’s ways. All their friends...

Your voice long lost returned to me.I wondered if I could decode its content. Falling leaves whispered in darkness. Misty air wrote perfect pentameter couplets. I did recognize your voice, lost and found. Whispering leaves punctuated your pulmonary motion. Pentametric air cared your nimble bi-labial plosives. Your voice long lost returned to me. I wondered if you were there behind your voice.

I fell for someone hardOnline.Seemed like the perfectFit for me.A number of steamyText messages and Instant messagesGave birth to Two hot stories.Everything came toA screeching halt.No connection online,No greeting on my profile,Not even a phone callTo hear your voice.Are you a real person,Or a figmentOf my imagination.