Stories tagged “fireflies”

  • Fireflies

    She turned away from me laughing, her hand reaching up to open a cupboard. We were in her kitchen. The spare light of evening lay in between us like a gossamer blanket. That transparent. That full of possibilities, of stones unturned and doors unopened...

    • Author: Ana Cristina
    • Posted almost 3 years ago.
    • 5 out of 5

  • Smoke, Sanity, and Fireflies.

    I watched as the smoke rings drifted in front of my face, forming a veil like cover over my eyes. I reached my hand outward, seemingly thinking that if I reached long enough I would soon feel the cloth like cloak. After a few minutes, I gave up. It was...

  • The Eyes of the Beholder

    Her tiny eyelids gently fluttered a single swiss-army-triplet, as her wide, blue eyes stared out into the night. The curiosity was boiling inside her. There it was again! Her disbelief melted away, revealing a rich golden excitement deep inside the lit...