DavidRyanM : Writing

Sheetrock

Sheetrock

A Chapter by DavidRyanM


He listened to them every daythrough the wall their apartments shared.Heard their lovemaking, their fighting, their tearsand screams. He could tell wh..
Bed/Jumping

Bed/Jumping

A Chapter by DavidRyanM


You act like a complete child, I told her.You should have seen me as a kid, she said,everyone said I acted too much like an adult. Thinkhow much weird..
Sideways Glances

Sideways Glances

A Chapter by DavidRyanM


She told me to kiss her in a crowded room."This is your chance," she said. "To make me changemy mind." I kissed her as passionately as I had practiced..
Huffing

Huffing

A Chapter by DavidRyanM


He said he came from the seedy underbellyof the seedy underbelly. I made a pot of coffeeand we talked deep into the evening. I can't remembera single ..
Their Lives, Not Her's

Their Lives, Not Her's

A Chapter by DavidRyanM


She found a picture of them kissing. It was nestled in between pagesten and eleven of a book she bought at the Goodwill. She created livesfor them tha..
Cocaine

Cocaine

A Chapter by DavidRyanM


The bottom of her feet were always dirty. Even if she had just showered.I never understood how that could be. She passed me the bottle of wineand said..
Troubling Awareness

Troubling Awareness

A Chapter by DavidRyanM


Her tattoos tasted of fresh inkand she said my semen tasted of stale cigarettes.She used to whisper in her sleep. I would press my earagainst her heav..
Coffee In Your Cream

Coffee In Your Cream

A Chapter by DavidRyanM


He ordered a soda and said it was flat. He ordered a steakand said it was undercooked. He ordered dessert and saidhe had had better. He went home and ..
Grabbing For Air

Grabbing For Air

A Chapter by DavidRyanM


I stitched you this blanket made completely out of my words,I said. I love it, she said as she wrapped it around herself. She fingeredthe smaller word..
Reality Television

Reality Television

A Chapter by DavidRyanM


"Why did we break up?" I asked her. It was my only intention. To try to win her back.She sat across from me, texting the guy she was dating and hadn't..