Cathy
Each night on the stroke of midnight his young, dead wife would text him. Her final message, the one they found beside the body, read, ‘That tapping on the window is me’.
romance
The Morning After
On the first morning that Harriet woke up next to the young tan man beside her who barely spoke a word of English, she worried to herself, “Have I made a foolish mistake?”. 35 years of mornings later and she smiled as she watched the sleeping tan man in her life lay next to her, and she reveled in knowing that it was the best foolish mistake she had ever made.
The Sage of Love
They both knew it was love at first sight. She came to hate him more than anyone else she had ever known.
Shared Opening Sentence
They say the accident took your memory of us.
So why is it you still hate me so much?
The Greatest Story Ever Told
For some deeply serious reason the young lovers couldn’t be together. Except they totally were after an inordinate amount of lingering glances and meaningful hand touches.
Modern Faerie Tale
I killed him to break the spell and be with her at last.
It turns out that doesn’t grant me legal immunity.
Modern Faerie Tale
I killed him to break the spell and be with her at last.
It turns out that doesn’t grant me legal immunity.
A Tiny Tale of Unrequited Love
Margaret waited for Bill for 10 years. He didn’t notice.
What I Missed
I said that you should leave LA because it’s what you want to do. What I meant is: I love you more than I love having you.
Beautiful sleeper
Every night while I sleep I meet the person of my dreams. Every morning I wake up and realize she’s lying next to me.
Dangerous Driving
One moonlit evening, Jacob kept his eyes on the road and smiled a Cheshire-cat grin; as he concentrated on driving, Vivian concentrated on driving her tongue along the highway of his neck—kissing it, flicking it, nibbling on it—her journey continued around the curve of his ear. Vivian cradled his unresponsive hand in the ICU and whispered, “My God, what have I done?”
Shimmery Bright
The world is beautiful with tears in my eyes. What could it be without?
A Teacher’s Mistake
Stricken by a sudden surge of carelessly uncalculated compassion, she allows her hand to crawl from the open pages of his history book to the now-developed ridges of his right arm. He smells the lavender fragrance of her long, blonde hair and it is not long before the media arrives in their howling chariots, handing out shovels for the community to bury them alive beneath the thick, boiling tar of shame and half-truths.
Let Down
She grew up on Disney movies, Jane Austen novels, and romantic comedies. She was disappointed, during her first kiss, to discover that the human tongue felt strangely like a giant slug in her mouth.
Didn’t ask, won’t tell
I wasn’t lying when I told him I didn’t dance with another man. But he didn’t ask me if I kissed one.
Endgame: Affair
It’s been fun babe, but sorry. Your best friend deserves his wife’s fidelity.
Whoops
On holiday, I met a handsome and kind man who I talked to a lot and exchanged phone numbers with. When I got back to my house, I tried calling him only to be told it was the wrong number.
Patience
“I feel like I’ve been looking for something that’s been missing in my life, but how am I supposed to find it when I don’t even know what it is?” Danny asked.
“I’m right here!” Bianca shouted in her mind and imagined pulling him close for a kiss, but she bit her tongue so hard it hurt and simply said, “I’m sure you’ll find it – whatever it is – when it’s meant to be.”
A Formal Affair
Okay so you’re married and I’m engaged, great. Now that we’ve got that straight – would you care to accompany me to my hotel room?
Internet Connection
“Do you ever wonder if Mr. Right is out there somewhere in the world, looking up at the same star that you’re looking at and at the very same time?” Rachel sighed as she gazed longingly out the window.
“Nah,” Jackie shrugged and double-clicked on a link, “but I guess maybe my Mr. Right is looking at the very same webpage as I am right now.”