Category: Women’s Fiction

• June 22, 2024

  Second Bloom

  The water dribbles down her chin, past the valley in between her breasts, over the unsightly bulge that is her abdomen, down her legs before it pools, swirls and disappears into the drain. The sight of dark, coiled, black hair disturbs her even as she twirls the chunk of loose hair that seems to fall…
• December 23, 2017

  Microfiction: Twas The Day Before Christmas

  Her discontent presses down like humidity, tainting everything it touches. He scrubs the pan, hunching over the sink, channeling his guilt. “What would you like for Christmas?” he asks, bracing himself for what is to come She is silent a tad longer. Her voice when it appears is wistful. “To be understood.” Another day, he…
• December 14, 2017

  Fiction: It’s Not You. It’s Me.

  She sat by the window seat watching the countryside fly by. It wasn’t yet winter but the window fogged up with her breath as she leaned closer to get a better view of the landscape flying by. The exchange on WhatsApp was playing on her mind. “Hey! Am in town this week. Meant to message…
• May 21, 2016

  The Nightingale – A Riveting Read

  I bought this book after it was our book club pick for this month. It sat on my Kindle for over three weeks before I even looked it up. I had no idea what to expect as I skipped reading the synopsis or the reviews before buying the book. I finished the book a day…