Emmyful

The shirt.

Worn and tattered, red and plaid.

Elbows ripped out from years of wear.

Chipped butto…

I gazed up nervously at the shotgun hanging on the wall above his bed as he held me in his arms and …

The church is decorated with flowers;

Purple ones, of course.

Family and friends are seated on both …

Lying in bed in the dark last night, I cried.

I cried and I thanked God for you because you saved me…

The thing about it is that it's unpredictable. Some days you feel good, and some days you don't. S…

It started when she finally felt good enough to go on a date with a new guy. It was a nice evening …

As I walked around the mall in my hometown tonight, I noticed teenagers in formal dress everywhere I…

If life included do-overs, I'd change some things. I'd erase much of the hurt. I'd hug my daddy more…

Tea with honey and lemon

A steaming bowl of chicken noodle soup

A cough as I choke down some cold sy…

At the restaurant, I sat across from him, fidgeting with my straw wrapper. What was I supposed to s…

You look awful, I said to myself as I gazed disapprovingly at my appearance in the floor length mi…

The RD does not make menu plans,

She will not take your carbs away.

She cannot make you lose weight…

We talked every night. We wrote letters. The distance never diminished our love for each other. W…

The blank page stares at me. I have to write something. Anything! I promised myself that I would …

The calendar says today is the first day of fall. The pumpkin candle in my office says that leaves …