Continued… Alayna came back. She was to be my first appointment that morning and throughout the night before at home in bed, I thought about her. All of her. Her feel, her taste, and that spark of a crush. A...

dreadful need in the crevices of the soul, cravewith an ache so great as to make me bleedMidnight approaches and brings with him shadows that covetamong the faces I see youpeering deeply into my eyesconnecting with the witch withinVulnerability...

I had always heard, mainly from my two older brothers, that one should never get married. Be a player and own your freedom. These words echo still as I have no children and no ex-wife—my own life and liberty....

My skin hurts. It feels like they're ripping it off my bones—sliver by sliver. I can't scream anymore. My voice left me an hour after they started. They said that once it's done, I'll be a changed person. Yeah,...

You wouldn’t think lonelinesscould breathe between our warm bodies,not when we lie naked togetherclose enough to feel each others breath. But it can.And sometimes, it does.I lie beside you,listening for your soft drift into sleep,hoping,almost praying,that your hand will wander,and...