Wintertime “This whole year you’ve thought you were better than us because when people looked at you, they looked past every single one of us. But here’s the truth: winter has arrived, and without us, you are nothing,” said the last leaf, outraged and heartbroken, as...

50-word Romantic stories.   I cheated on her. Friday night started with too many problems for Annie. She was depressed. She continued to fool herself in cognitive dissonance that she didn’t do anything wrong. It was just a kiss. But she knew she had betrayed her diet. So,...

Eavesdrop dialogues.   Publix check. Cashier: That will be $45.66 Customer: *starts writing a check* Cashier: It’s been a while since someone offered one of those… Customer: ha! ha! Sorry, my card got cloned and now I have to use checks until I get a new one. Cashier: Yikes! I understand. Thanks!...

The no-good fella.   It was another night and Claire could hear someone banging on her house door. In the background, she heard her mother yelling at her father to not answer the door. It was a loud argument and one noisy scene that she drowned with...

The Wasabi Diaries. *Plane starts to descend* *As it touches down at Tokyo’s Haneda international airport, Johanna looks out the window and enthusiastically turns ON her roaming to text her friend Lisa* Johanna writes: Who’s ready for some sake-sake, baby! …just landed [/insert happy Japanese emoji teehee!] Lisa writes...

The plane touched down hard and I was abruptly jarred awake. Tokyo, population of 9.2 million people, how would I ever find him in the sea of strange faces. In this insane bustling environment, it would for sure be a challenge. Walking through the airport and...

It was 1947 and Martha Kowalski was 18 today. She was so excited she could hardly contain herself. She finished packing her suitcase and hid it in the back of closet where no one would notice. Downstairs she could hear everyone arriving for her party. Her...

Woman: “Am I missing something, I just don’t get it” Man: “ You aren’t missing anything, let’s go” Woman: “ We must be missing something, look at everyone gawking over it” Man: “Its shit, lets go”   Girl: “Who wants to go to Wynwood?” 2nd girl: “We always go to Wynwood,...

 Coffee Smells Like Love It was that time of my life when I fall into deep depression and felt like I need to change something. I wasn't ready for a big change in my life but small change like relocating and working somewhere else for a...