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Bottled Spirits

A Story by Melissa

Written July 2010

Jasmine Tea

A Story by Melissa

She sat in the rocking chair, her gray slippers gently lifting off the floor to propel her backward… forward… backward… forward. ..

Gently

A Poem by Melissa

Written March 2009 for K

Weekdays

A Story by Melissa

Written January 2009 for R

[Contest] Weekly Haiku: Christmas Regret

A Poem by Melissa

“Sorry,” you told me, “didn't get you a present.” Oops. Merry Christmas.

Memoir (It\'s short)

A Book by Melissa

This stemmed from a friend's assignment to write his "life story." It's still a work on progress -- more chapters to be posted online at a later date..

Epigraph

A Chapter by Melissa

“We do not remember days, we remember moments.” - CESARE PAVESE

The Shaving Incident

A Chapter by Melissa

She stood in the bathtub with no previous recollection of having arrived there, tears tripping silently down her face. She attempted to quell the trem..

The Flower-Printed Sofa (Blue and Firm)

A Chapter by Melissa

Sitting for some moments, she sensed herself slowly slide off the sofa. At a suitable stopping point in the story, she slipped her finger in to mark ..

Duck, Duck, Goose

A Chapter by Melissa

It is Sunday afternoon. I wait. Anxiously. “Mommy, Elizabeth here yet?” “No, honey.” “How much longer?” ..