She needed coffee. Or at least that’s what she told her friends when she said that she would just go out for a bit to get a can of hot coffee from a vendo. Truth was, she needed air. The hotel that she and her friends booked for the last leg of their trip atContinue reading “Hers (A One-Shot)”
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Seulement Vous (A Short Story)
She was clutching an old, ratty teddy bear close to her chest, while she was browsing through her phone reading about current events and news on her Fox News app. She tightened her hold on said teddy bear when she read about a recent act of terrorism in the French Alps, her beautiful face contortingContinue reading “Seulement Vous (A Short Story)”
One Sweet Dusk
This was originally written back in 2007 after my husband (then boyfriend) proposed to me. He knew I loved the beach so this little short was inspired by what he did for me then. 🙂 I re-wrote it and changed some items in it just to keep it updated. What do you think? 🙂 =========================Continue reading “One Sweet Dusk”
He Was…
He was the first person I saw among the throng of people inside the bus. He was looking outside the window, his forehead on it, lost in thought. His shoulders were slumped, his eyes depicted loneliness. An aloneness that could only come from somewhere deep within. Sadness that couldn’t be reached unless coaxed out. ThereContinue reading “He Was…”
Puff. Puff. Swig.
She was trembling that night. As she silently padded her way from her bedroom to the balcony of her condo, she was trembling. Slowly, she got out her cigarette pack from her back pocket and placed down a bottle of half-consumed red wine beside her as she sat down on her patio chair. She litContinue reading “Puff. Puff. Swig.”
Ruth Medina-Ilasco 