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Her lips slowly fell apart from one another as she absorbed what I had just said. A heft of agonizing… Read more Matt’s Creek

“What can I get you, sad eyes?” The kind woman from behind the bar asks. I’m delayed in my response.… Read more Accented by Reticence

It was early morning in the spring of 06. I was awake well ahead of my scheduled alarm. Not because… Read more Paramedic Services Week

Most fairy tales begin with: Once upon a time. And the modern iteration of fairy tales are much less cautionary,… Read more One Night…

I was sitting uncomfortably within one of the chairs of the hotel lobby. My body, sore and lamenting beneath my… Read more A Smile Hides A frown

It felt as though I had just been kicked in the stomach by an angry mule. The causation of this… Read more Any Plans?

This world can be woefully unfair at times. Cruel, even. For example: I don’t know why I’m here, and they’re… Read more This Life…

In my dream, I am helpless against it. No matter how hard I try, the pull of a flawlessly pained… Read more The Burden of Blessing.