YA: I knew what she was going to say—that I tricked her, like I could somehow fool her into thinking she wanted to kiss another girl, like she hadn’t spent the entire month flirting with me, finding excuses to be alone with me, and finally, luring me backstage, pulling me close to her andContinue reading “Two Sentence Stories by Genre”
Author Archives: Natolie Webb
Tangled and Untangled
When I found him, he was crying and trembling on the ground. He sat with his back against the stone wall, skinny arms wrapped around skinny legs, his face buried in his knees. “Ernie, what happened?” “My cape got caught, and someone stole my candy,” the boy sobbed. I tookContinue reading “Tangled and Untangled”
Nightmare in the Fog
The townspeople placed the entrails in the sea, and prayed for peace, knowing it could never be more than fleeting. When the deed was done, they congregated briefly to bathe in a momentary sense of relief before heading off to their respective beds to relive the nightmare. They’d bested the monster, but they would never again beContinue reading “Nightmare in the Fog”
Ode to My Husband’s Driving
Don’t worry, my darling. I haven’t yet shit. Despite all the cars you’ve just nearly hit However, my hand holds the handle so tight… My skin has gone pale, and my eyes are shut tight. I shake and I shiver. I gasp and I moan. It might sound more sexy, if we were at home.Continue reading “Ode to My Husband’s Driving”
Defining Moments
If it hadn’t been for the way his eyes filled with tears and vulnerability when she entered the room, her heart might not have skipped a beat and she might not have paused long enough for him to speak. But it did, and so, she did, and in that tiny spark of a moment, heContinue reading “Defining Moments”
She Got Up
She got up for the hundredth time, attempting to shake the tendrils of exhaustion from her head. Instead, in her weakness, she was overcome with dizziness and was forced to resort to holding the bedpost to remain upright. She walked the house at zombie speed, just to prove she still could and returned to herContinue reading “She Got Up”
The Sweetness
Do you remember the day we sat together on the front stoop, eating orange popsicles in the rain? You held my hand and I kissed your cheek, my lips sticking for a moment in the sugary film. I licked them, afterwards, lingering in the orange tang and reveling in the innocence of your smile. It’sContinue reading “The Sweetness”
Close to Your Heart
Brett’s face was turned toward me with a plaintive look, but I was lost in thought and hadn’t heard the question. Or maybe it was something else. I looked down at my feet, marveling at their smallness, and wondering how they could possibly hold up the rest of my body. I felt awed byContinue reading “Close to Your Heart”
The Heart Knows No Boundary
Because I wanted to touch your face, if only to feel the connection of your soul to mine… But I couldn’t. I could only stare at you from the other side of this frosted windowpane, and touch my hand to yours through the glass. My heart overflows with love, and yet I curse the fateContinue reading “The Heart Knows No Boundary”
Your Fortress
My heart slams against your walls time and time again, trailing to the floor in a battered heap of blood and tears. I hadn’t meant to get so close to your boundaries but how could I see them, when you’ve made them invisible? They stand like silent fortresses, shrouded in a mist of confusing wordsContinue reading “Your Fortress”
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