September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 2: Change the World

Photo by Juliana Kozoski on Unsplash              Will watched the TV screen, unenthused by the back and forth debates of the presidential candidates in the upcoming election. It was always the same. Both candidates made promises for all the wonderful ways in which they planned to make the country a better place over the next four years, … Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 2: Change the World

September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 1: Lost at Sea

Photo by Bogdan Glisik on Unsplash “I’m hungry.” “It doesn’t matter. There’s nothing to eat.” “Well, I was just saying.” “And I’m only stating the obvious.” It was the same conversation that had occurred for the last ten days. After the fishing boat had caught fire after an engine malfunction, the lifeboat floated aimlessly, lost at sea, with … Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 1: Lost at Sea

One More Day in the Park

A Short Story Photo by Will Paterson on Unsplash Jake and I sat together on the bench almost every day in the park. He was reading a novel he had become deeply engrossed in, and I was his “couch” so-to-speak. He leaned against me as he read, and I peacefully soaked in his closeness while people-watching … Continue reading One More Day in the Park