Stories tagged “leap”
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Foolish
I never knew what I wanted in life. I never knew so I never chose. I never pursued the brass ring. The only thing I knew is what I didn’t want. I didn’t want to look foolish. I didn’t want to be embarrassed. I didn’t want to fai...
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Pull to Leap
I can make him do it. “No one can do that. It’s too far,” her own voice cooed, a melodious echo. I can make him do anything. Ripples of heat lapped up from the blacktop, the first warning signs of another long, hot Carolina Summer. Sw...
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Apartment 704
Killing, whether being done by a man or observed, takes away one’s humanity. Killing another human being is akin to leaping off a tall building in the concrete jungle; it should not be taken lightly. When you see the spark go out in someone’...