I’m sitting by the window, waiting for a piece of my young adult life to walk in through the door. As if on cue, he’s wading through the sea of tables and fellow diners. His…
The One That Got Away
Today’s prompt for #FridayReflections is… “Then I wondered if everybody has that person that haunts them, the one that got away.”― Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings The first thought that comes to…
The Lost Cause
They cried till they could cry no more. The search for their missing son in the four corners of the earth was fruitless, no suspects were ever identified. Seeing some commotion on their farmland one…
Be Yourself
I looked up as a luxury car stopped near me. A girl stepped out. ‘Why is she dressed like a hobo?’, I wondered. She had that vibe of rebelliousness with confidence that shone through her….
A Love Not Lost
I can’t say our life together has been a smooth sailing, because I’d be lying if I did. There have been too many ups and downs… our hurts and tears give competition to the smiles…
The Awakening
It’s dark and cloudy with rains lashing relentlessly since morning. It’s as if the sky understands my state of mind and is crying with me. The wind outside is howling and raging, matching the swirling…
Change It Up
Tough times don’t come with a warning like dark gloomy clouds or flashing neon sign. But they do come, after all, life’s ups require life’s downs… the rising and crashing waves are part of the…
You Can’t Know Everything
Knowledge is power! And the hunger for knowledge should be never ending. Thomas Huxley suggested, ‘Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.’ Some would like to know something about everything and some…