Corinne and James have been friends for nearly 10 years. That’s not quite the whole truth. Corinne and James met nearly 10 years ago on a dating site. That’s kind of a lie too. Corrine and James met nearly 10 years ago on a site dedicated to facilitating “flings”. A hook-up site. For the sex….
Category: Relationships
Retrograde
(i’m in the process of migrating posts over from my more risque blog and merging that writing into my current incarnation) I don’t know if Mercury is in retrograde or Venus has a heavy influence in my chart… But I happened upon a former “I don’t know what to call him” pics on Facebook. And…
The biting of the dust and such.
Dear New Dude, Sooooo. Hey, hey how are you doing? I haven’t heard from you on any regular basis since our first date about 3 weeks ago. Haven’t seen you either though we’ve made plans a couple times. You seemed nice enough. Funny, engaging, we seemed to have quite a bit in common. We shared…
This Is a Play (NaPoWriMo day 18)
This is a play On words A play On feelings A play Relationship Because this shit ain’t real This a play On connection A play On affection A play On togetherness Because this shit ain’t real This is a play On spending time A play On sexual chemistry A play With shared history But this…
A Story About Family (NaPoWriMo day 16)
Today will always be a special day for me. My parents were married on April 16, 1971. And though the union did not withstand the test of time, There was a lot of love. From that bond, a family was created. Four little girls were born. Smart Hatiná, reading at 3 years old, Compassionate Chisoni,…
Throwback Thursday: Morning Creep
I am a believer in online dating. I was using the personals way back in the way back. Meeting folks in the City Paper… With NO PICTURES in the 90s! So I know my way around a blind date. And I’m pretty proficient in weeding out the “crazy” prior to it showing up on my…
Q and A (NaPoWriMo day 8)
still playing catch up… this thing you want me to figure out I doubt you dream about but I imagine nights long into dawn knees hugged tight to breasts sheltering a heart so weak shallow beats glue drying still from the repairs of last week last month last year With elation and trepidation (yes, fear)…
Not (NaPoWriMo day 14)
when u/walked away/i could/not/believe u were gone not here/not there/not anywhere not when i/could/still sense u in my bed/in my head not/your presence/but your essence/not while the clothes/hang/in my closet but not/on your frame not/while i cry/myself to sleep/not sleep but restless nights/wrestling sheets/to fight the pain/not love/of you not/being here how could you/not/be in…
Storytelling (NaPoWriMo day 7)
Long story short I want to be loved Short story long I don’t want to be hurt again Or made a fool of Or give way more than I get back Or find out that I’m not as special as I thought I was But I’m willing to put myself out there Open my heart…
Horizon (NaPoWriMo day 6)
if you closed your eyes to the confusion in your midst you could open your heart to the promise of our love and if you dared to let the drama fall away you might realize that darkness comes most often heavily before the dawn then if you could bear to let the burden be shared…