A dialogue short story about the things we wake up to that remind us there are still things in this life worth waking up for. ante meridiem - [adv. & adj.] "before noon;" Abbr: A.M. Or a.m. [credit to owner of image (not me)]

bal-co-nee-al ; of or referring to a balcony \\ in which a cynical girl and a disastrously (self-characterized) aromantic psychology student have daily discussions between neighbouring balconies \\ #1 in short story june & july 2k15 \\ book 1

the human body is a blank canvas. it's up to the artists to decide what to paint on them. copyright © 2015 by eloquencx {#136 in poetry • 26 april 2015}

We look up at the same sky and we see the same thing and suddenly, it's not so lonely anymore.

"Sometimes happiness feels like a chore." A short story chronicling the relationships (and lack thereof) of Drew; in which nights and days are spent curled up in the tear-and-food-stained sheets, with and without the warmth of another living soul, because he has lived like this and he'll probably die like this -- whether he likes it or not. (As if life ever bothered to ask). Otherwise known as: Sleep is for the weak, and love is for those asleep. So Andrew shouldn't wonder why he's virtually a self-induced insomniac who might just very well die of loneliness one day.

Give me a pen and a piece of paper, and I'll pour out my thoughts, my feelings, my mind and my heart. #252 in Short Story, 6th April 15

A collection of notes, a public library, two teenagers, and zero spoken communication.

small but big things. copyright © 2015 by eloquencx #187 in short stories - 05.04.15

Sometimes all you really need is a place to call home. * * * Being re-written completely as of May 14, 2021

Published 9th December on Amazon.com, Barnes&Noble and BookDepository - Copyright ©2015 by Holly Sparks I remember waking to the scream. I remember calling my sister's name. I remember seeing the blood smeared along the staircase. I remember the creature's green eyes. They say there's a cure. They say there's a way to stop this madness, a way to stop the hunger. I think they're lying. My name is Ella, and this is my story.