There was a kind of silence in the room, not the chilly silence of loneliness, but rather the warm, reassuring silence of reflection. He glanced at the screen of his phone, the last words he had ... [+]
CRASH! SLAM! BANG! Sounds of a screen door swinging in the wind as the hole whispers sweet nothings in the crisp air. Adrian is awakened out of her sleep by a monster, wearing heels with red ... [+]
We meet in what feels like once in a blue moon, just like all long-distance couples do. Most of them said it gets easier with time, absence makes the heart grow fonder and all that. Doesn't it ... [+]
It transpired in an instant—imperceptible to the senses but profound in consequence. One moment, the Earth revolved as it always had, immersed in the ceaseless tumult of human endeavour, each ... [+]
Take a day trip into the mountains, they said. Become one with nature, they said. Well, nature was not on these teens' side right now. The four watched as the fuel gauge in their van was slowly but ... [+]
The Rossark family landed in Cirrus under a sheet of white. As they exited the plane, the mother's knockoff sneakers slapped against the polished concrete floor as she chided her two children to ... [+]
From the window of a somewhat empty bus, on a Friday afternoon, on a highly paved avenue in São Paulo, Brazil: I see two little girls in a rush, running in between the cars stuck in traffic. They ... [+]
He found me, seated in the courtyard that night, sorely different from my usual self. The idea was that we'd never sat, not in such silence, such profound stillness, against the mosquitoes and the ... [+]
"I am tired. I want to go home. This is a bad idea". These were my thoughts as I stepped off the train at my destination on a cloudy Sunday afternoon. I had already had an eventful day, consisting ... [+]
Alexander sits quietly, concentrating on the warm sunlight gracing his skin. He feels the heat spread across his face as it chases away the slight chill from a receding gust of wind. His eyes open ... [+]
Have you ever seen eyes crystallized? Cracked eyelids and cracked lips turning pink as whispers litter the blizzard wind. It was the type of weather that made you think of Christmas, but Groundhog Day ... [+]
Why did it have to be him? He still looked familiar with those spectacles, juxtaposed with his No. 4 army uniform. She should have known his house was on the way to the interchange. Even ... [+]
Once in a blue moon, I look in the mirror and love what I see.
It's never planned, these rare moments. I'll be brushing my teeth, or just fixing my hair, caught in the rhythm of everyday life
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"You are formally invited to The Assembly." Intrigued, I continued reading on. "We hold an exclusive assembly once every few years, and only those who have experienced grief or loss can attend. The ... [+]
How cruel it was, to have been with your entire life while you were only a quarter of mine.
"Just get another cat."
But they don't know. How you were the first to welcome me when I entered
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Oct 30, 1803
"The bridge between our world and the realm of spirits is at its strongest during the blue moon."
At six years old, Dan remembered his Pa, mapping out the constellations with his
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