Friday, July 18, 2025
Coffee, Eggs, and Everything Left Unsaid The bell over the cafe door jingled just like it always did, but it might as well have been a trumpet for how loud it felt in Ken’s ears. He followed Jackie inside, letting the door fall shut behind them, and immediately spotted the usual morning crowd. There... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Jackie & Ken - Part Five
No More Holding Back The sun wasn’t even fully up yet, but the sky was already streaked with pink and gold when Ken pulled into Jackie’s driveway the next morning. He hadn’t slept much. Not from nerves, not exactly. It was as if his body were buzzing — as if he were still holding a live wire from... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Jackie & Ken - Part Four
CHAPTER FOUR–Sparks Under the Surface The following afternoon rolled in with a warm June breeze and just enough humidity to make a cold drink feel like salvation. Jackie had spent the morning cleaning up the garage — more to keep herself from checking her phone than anything else. She hadn’t... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Jackie & Ken - Part Three
CHAPTER THREE—The Fuse That Started It All The fuse box groaned when Ken opened it, like it knew what kind of day it was going to be. He crouched down low, flashlight balanced between his neck and shoulder, tracing old wires that looked like they’d been slapped together in the ‘70s and dared to hold... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, July 14, 2025
Jackie & Ken - Part Two
Ken’s First Quiet Morning Kenneth Stephens wasn’t a morning person by nature, but he’d learned how to fake it over the years. He stood at the kitchen sink in his big, light-blue-trimmed kitchen, holding a chipped ceramic mug that said “Best Dad Ever.” It was a thrift store find he kept for the irony... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Jackie & Ken - (Temporary Title) Opening Chapter
NOTE: I'll figure out what to title this story in a day or two. In my drafts, it's just titled "Ken & Jackie." V Jackie’s Quiet Restlessness Jackie Bennett stirred the ice in her glass with a silver spoon, watching it clink against the sides as if it might reveal something or someone new to her. It... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, July 11, 2025
Conversations With A Space Alien - Final Chapter
Home Again, Forever Changed The following morning, I awoke before dawn, drawn by an uneasy stillness. The farm lay shrouded in mist, dew glinting like scattered jewels. Old Blue paddling through the barnyard reminded me of the steady rhythm of home. Walking to the orchard, I found the luminescent... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Conversations With A Space Alien - Part Twenty
Guardians of the Night Sky That night, Rii’Eren brought me to the hill overlooking the farm, where the sky unfolded in a blanket of stars. They handed me a small brass telescope crafted for distant stargazing. “ Tonight, you become a guardian of the night,” Rii’Eren said. “Each star, each planet,... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Conversations With A Space Alien - Part Nineteen
Guardians of the Night Sky That night, Rii’Eren brought me to the hill overlooking the farm, where the sky unfolded in a blanket of stars. They handed me a small brass telescope crafted for distant stargazing. “ Tonight, you become a guardian of the night,” Rii’Eren said. “Each star, each planet,... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Conversations With A Space Alien - Part Eighteen
Echoes Beyond the Farm The summer of discovery became a tapestry woven through the rest of my life. I learned to see things beyond what my eyes showed my brain. Back in my bedroom, the weight of everything I’d seen settled over me like a blanket. The familiar creak of the floorboards and the distant... Sign in to see full entry.