I look nothing like myself these days: thinner, darker, less American.
A New Life
Open Waters
She stood unaccompanied in the room of hushed conversations and snide laughter.
Abacus | Stream of Consciousness Saturday: “shortcut/cut short”
My entry for this week’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday, hosted by Linda G. Hill.
Oliver
Oliver's view of women was shaped early in life...
Bianca
Bianca was 23. She didn't have wings.
Border Walls
Downpour
Reflections
Did I just see the tip of his tongue protrude from its enamel cage...
With A Smile On His Face
He treated women as he did words: He played with them.
An Afternoon in Athens
Why do you persist when giving up is so much easier?
Thank you to the talented Frida Castelli for giving my words a bed to lay on.
Her Laughter
Champagne Nights
"Champagne kills the pain. So murder-us"
Life Story
On Feeding Pigeons
I used to think people fed pigeons out of kindness, that it came from that portion of the human heart that longs to help, to serve, and even to protect.
Why I Write
The past is just a goodbye unless it’s redeemed by words on paper.
Fire and Stone
The Tea Leaves
I pour hot water with meaning over the parched tea leaves
The Christopher Troy Stories 