Little tales

"Hear! Hear!" came the shouts from all around, and O'Brien yelled over for Ian to keep the pints flowing, even for those lads at the corner table. They raised their glasses and acknowledged him with a smile. Or was it a smirk? He couldn't quite tell and he started to rise from his chair when... Sign in to see full entry.

O'Brien ordered another pint of Guiness. He placed his elbows on the well worn table in front of him and pushed his Dublin Rebels cap back on his head revealing a wisp of red hair, rapidly fading to grey, and settled in for the night. He was soon distracted by the blast of cold air which invaded the... Sign in to see full entry.

The anticipation began early in the winter when the trees were stark and the sky was filled with gray and rolling clouds covering any ray of sunlight and threatening to burst at any moment. It was an ugly time. The brilliant colors of October were becoming a distant memory and the bright green buds... Sign in to see full entry.

In the back of my closet, hidden among the Nikes, old socks and run down high heel shoes I found a sealed shoes box that had been left there twenty years ago when I had first moved to my then-new apartment and threw things aside to be opened later. I took it out and placed it on my bed, trying to... Sign in to see full entry.

An Ordinary Day An Ordinary life And a bird sings Then a child laughs. An Ordinary night and Ordinary sky Then there is light and a Supermoon appears. An Ordinary morning An Ordinary yard Dew shimmers and a crocus blooms An Ordinary person Open your Ordinary eyes and become Awestruck by all there is... Sign in to see full entry.

Before I was awake that eventful morning I, being a creature of superior sensitivity and perception knew that something was not quite right. I had trained myself through the need for my own safety and preservation, not to open my eyes too soon or move too quickly as I came awake. That being the... Sign in to see full entry.