My Heart and Mind Shatter

Restoration – Image by KL Caley Like this old beaten house, my heart and mind are full of grief and loss. Long story short...My daughter duped me and took away everyone in one swish of her razor tongue. All I ever wanted was for my kids was for them to be loved, happy, and have …

Confessions of the Dark ~ #RXC 226

Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com "Dig deep..." she said, "and look inside yourself" as she scratched out notes on her notepad. I rolled my eyes a bit and slumped in my seat. I wondered what she was writing down on that piece of paper. I couldn't see it, but I bet she was doodling. She …

Sebastian’s Story ~ Part 32 ~Love and Death in the Air

Davina’s letters brought an understanding to Fiona’s worries, but they had also brought her a good deal of pain. It was hard for a mother to realize that her child was prepared to die, and, more so, that she was prepared to die to save her mother and her own child. Fiona sat the paperwork …

A Drink Goodbye ~ #FSS 36

This week’s Story Starter teaser from Fandango is: As soon as he saw her enter the room, he got the distinct feeling that he should… As soon as he saw her enter the room, he got the distinct feeling that he should deter her advancement towards him by ducking out the back door. She was …

Good Days Ended ~ #StandWithUkraine

Image Credit:  Josh Rose @ Unsplash.com A smile worth a thousand words shown on her face It was one that rose above the chatter of the café courtyard The harmony of space and time, stood still Stopped on a dime to capture just one moment "Smile big, Oksana!" The next day... the smiles turned to …

The Affliction of Forsaken Love

Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com Her love is afflicted, for him she became weak As his eyes no longer see her spirit A growing disturbance in her fractured soul Robust and potent withdrawal, like an addict Flutters when her eyes meet his, breath-taking Defiantly I adore him, against her own advice The cagey intuition of …

An Unperfect Date ~ #WDYS 121

Image credit: Olga Solodilova @ Unsplash At first, intentive to his adulation of her The table of flowers, the perfect setting Her beauty filled his eyes, adoration Rain taps on the window, sublimity His effort original, something she should cherish The fine wine he sips, confident Ardor inside of himself, without revealing it She looked away, uninterested …

Sebastian’s Story – Part 31 – Breakfast Meeting

Photo by Vlada Karpovich on Pexels.com “Davina, breakfast is ready! Pronto!” Fiona hollered upstairs to beckon her daughter down to the table. “Mom, I’m not 12. I will be down in a moment. Can you get Sebastian’s food first?” Davina answered back from her upstairs bedroom. There were not many instances of the family getting …

Uptown Heartbreak

Image Credit: Reena Saxena She stood there with tears in her vivid sapphire-blue eyes waiting for him to see her expression and her torment from watching them together. Fawn Parker was not a stranger to having her heart broken in half, but Nigel's affair right in front of her face was too much for her …

Sebastian’s Story – Part 30 – The Mansion and The Boy

Dinner was served at the big family table when Fiona, Finn, and Sebastian joined Lucas at the table. Lucas smiled at all of them when they sat down, and he welcomed them to the table, which was funny since the table and everything in the house was now Fiona’s property according to Davina’s letter. “Welcome …