
A Love That Lasts - short story
Love has become a crime in this city. I sit here on a concrete bench behind iron bars for one crime and one crime only--loving too much. How can that even be? How can one “love too much?” It is an absurd notion. Absolutely absurd. I blame a cruel system and cruel families--his family! They dare to speak for him, but I’m the only one who still hears his voice. I can hear it even now. His heart calls to me from that dingy crypt they’ve locked him in. His family are the real gho
How To Become A Regular
Before delving into the “how,” it is important to establish the “why.” Why would you want to become a regular somewhere? Your answer may be solely on the “free stuff and perks" spectrum. That can be a benefit that comes from this sort of relationship with an establishment. That’s certainly a choice. I personally approach it from the more romantic notion found in the TV theme song; “Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name.” You want to have a little taste of h