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Flashback – Devoured
She came to me in a dream. The water seemed to dance around her as she stared up from the lake, plump, pale lips parted as her sweet song surrounded me. “Come live with me and be my love.” She trilled, a hint of hunger in her voice. “‘Neath lover’s lights that dance above.” I…
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Reflections On Equal Marriage From A Born Bride
At the very beginning of the year, London’s sky was filled with fireworks. The annual New Year’s fireworks display that closed out 2023 and welcomed 2024 featured a touching tribute to ten years of same sex marriage in the UK. As the night lit up, my mind was filled with memories of the many times…
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Sold Out, But Empty
I am caged by my cautious wishes, waiting for God to call, with several unread texts from the devil, and a voicemail from some girl who found me at an unfortunate intersection. I have nothing on but my notions of who and what I was, but I strip them off, going to war with my…
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Blue Jean Blues
I’d been dreaming of a white Christmas, but then I dreamed of those blue jeans, sculpted to your shape, slipping past the shame that lived beneath my skin, as your hand slipped past the hem of my dress. These are the visions I denied myself, drowning in guilt that was unearned, and rage that didn’t…
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Flashback – You Belong To Me
She told me it was all over and now I think that’s true. I was freaked out, but I assumed it was a joke or a prank, and now I’m not so sure. Why can I still hear her? Can you? Can you hear her? If you haven’t heard of her, I’ll try to explain,…