Stories tagged “first love”

  • A Change of Heart

    “I’m tired of this. Get her out of here.” He did not look around as the guards took hold of her and began to drag her away. The silk dress, a gift only two weeks ago, tore as she struggled. “Richard! My prince! Sweetdove!”...

  • First Love Thickened With Time

    Devon could smell his aftershave, the same spicy, wooded scent that had lingered throughout his adolescence. He hadn’t seen seen Ben in almost 10 years, and here he stood in his pea coat, smiling that same sparkling-eyed grin that made Devon blus...

  • Julie (A Poem)

    We met in September. Found love in May. Spent the summer together. Broke a couple personal rules. Heard a lot of clichés, About first loves, And why it wouldn’t really work. “Just leave that high school girl at home.” She and I went to school, T...

  • Baited Breath

    I hear the keys jingle beyond the door. It must be her. It’s been three days. She tends to disappear, but rarely for that long, not without calling or briefly showing up for clothes. Anger, fear, hurt; bastards of my longing descend the ladder of...