in the moonlit forest she daydreams of distant lands and mystical seas clothed in a halo of shimmering gold spinning stories that must be told. he sees her waltzing, alone and free enchanted by her ethereal beauty and fairy eyes of mysterious midnight her innocence beckons, her untamed spirit incites watching in wonder, he approaches…
Tag: romance
The Contract
The fragrance of freshly brewed coffee and pastries wafted in the air. The shop was packed, but he was easily identifiable by his red plaid scarf. I slid in the seat across from him, and though we’d never met, he smiled at me easily, as though we’d been friends our entire lives. His outward appearance…
Weekly Book Review-This Kiss by M.C. Frank
This week, I’m going to review This Kiss by M.C. Frank. The author made an extremely nice comment on my own story–this after I had received two rejections from literary agents–but just a disclaimer that this did not bias my opinions of her story. However, because she did leave me a comment, I went on…
“By the Abandoned Tracks”–A Short Story for You
Took this picture across from my work building, and this short story formulated in my head. So I wrote it because sometimes we need a little piece of romantic fluff to get through the day. Everyday, she saw the abandoned railroad while she stared out the classroom window in an attempt to avoid the math…
Guilty Pleasures
It was junior year of college. I had almost no human interaction due to poor roommate choices and hefty science-based classes. All I wanted was to escape mundane reality. So after class, I would often visit the bookstore, maybe two to three times a week. I’d often pass the romance section and wonder curiously what…
Kissing Confessions
Write what you know, they tell me. We couldn’t look away from each other at this moment even if the sun were about to collide into the very spot where we stood. His beautifully tanned skin seemed to cast golden rays under the low lights of the room. My heartbeat pounded in my ears as…
The Lighthouse Keeper and the Sandpiper
A lighthouse keeper strolled alone on the sand No one ever wandered upon his private land He noticed a gray piper limping his way She crooned a sad tune across the lonely bay He decided to keep her ‘til she could fly again For the sandpiper’s wing was sorely in pain But to his…