She walked the river path day in, day out, purely in the empty hope that she might see him there. She never did though. And by now, a year – no, almost two years on, she didn’t even really believe she ever might anymore. It was more a compulsion or a fear that if he [...]

There are 3 types of cheats. There are the cheats who know they’re cheats and, as such, they simply don’t even bother embarking upon any monogamous relationship. A selfless act, really, when you consider that even the most hardened cheat must feel lonely at night sometimes. Then there are the cheats who know they are [...]

She already knows the contents of his mind, of his heart. She knows already what he’s thinking just by looking into his eyes. They connect on a level so deep that words are often surplus to requirements. Perhaps that is what tore them apart. The cracks that, for many, might have been invisible and overlooked, [...]

“Got your shorts?” “Yes, Dad.” “T-Shirt?” “Yes Dad.” “Footie socks?” “Yes! I’ve got everything. Stop!” “I bet I know one thing you’re missing?” “I’m not missing anything!” “Shin pads!” “Oh…” Dads know best. Or at least they like to think they do and in my parenting experience, the times at which you are right are [...]

Two names. Two options. One promised the security and familiarity she had become accustomed to, on an indefinite basis. Essentially, that name promised “forever.” It promised no jolting, no sudden pulls and pushes. It promised everything she felt was home. The other name promised excitement and butterflies. But it was a change. Not just a [...]

Another 300-a-day Flash Fiction. Defining evil had been a dilemma for him since a young age. Was it murder? Was if theft? Was evil just another way to explain hatred? He knew ‘evil’ was at work in the stories he saw on the news about people killing other people, about world leaders torturing their own [...]

I’ve always had a fascination with ruins. Castles, fortresses, medieval hamlets where only the barest of bones are left. These supposedly broken structures are beautiful. Yet we naturally associate ‘broken’ with negativity or something that’s wrong, flawed or defunct. Ruins are not flawed. They’re perfect imperfection, stunning, beautiful and completely open and vulnerable. They reek [...]

Day 4 of the 300 a day challenge…. I’m getting into a habit, generally, of doing these early in the morning when I seem to be thinking the freshest! He fell deeper into confusion than ever he had been, permitting his life to escape from any reality and drip slowly into a fantasy he shaped [...]

Day 3…. slightly later today but here nonetheless. Fancy joining in on the 300 a day challenge?! Email me: josue[@]pixelscoop.net I’m angry at God for not existing. I should rephrase. I’m angry at myself for being angry at the fact that I seem entirely incapable of allowing myself to believe for a millisecond that God [...]

She was going to be happy. She’d planned that. Alright, it hadn’t really gone to plan to date in many respects but she would have come good. She would have turned her setup around by getting rid of the jackass. And she really would have done. She missed our boy. She missed him too much [...]