Stories tagged “long distance”

  • Why...?

    The girl he was just locking lips with slapped him across the face. “Who’s that?” She demanded, tears welling in her eyes. “Another girlfriend?” “No. No, no, no.” She looked so hurt it was killing me, but Tyson...

  • Nice to Finally Meet You

    “Hello, my name is Dennis,” he practiced quietly to himself, pacing back and forth in front of the masses huddled around baggage claim. She was late. Late for their first meeting since that first email sent to him from 2,000 miles across th...

  • Yellow Daisy

    He smiled back up at her, she was taller than he imagined, and then he looked down and realized she was wearing very tall wedged shoes. If he wanted to kiss her, he’d have to stand tip toe, he thought. One hand behind his back pulled out a single...

  • Hibernation

    “Are you smoking again?” Puffs of warm air curled over the cell phone; she did in fact wish it was tobacco. “No, it’s just too loud inside is’all.” Light from the party flooded her feet and gallantly lit the porch be...

  • I've got a new job

    “I’ve got a new job.” Pete announced “Well done mate, where about?” replied Andy “Melbourne.” “The Melbourne? That crappy little bar on Dee street? Why would you want to work there?” “No, no...

  • I Miss You

    Something unidentifable stays in my throat Choaks me up and slips away my smile Causes tears and a sickening feeling Forcing away the feeling is undoable Ignoring it is impossible Is this what if feels like? To really cry strong tears? To really feel u...

  • 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...