Bits and Pieces: Poems and Short Short Stories

Bits and Pieces is a book of Poetry and Short Stories I am writing during my time at writingspace.org and other stories I've written previously.

Rush: A Super Quick Short
She ran as fast as she could. The library was only a couple of blocks from the middle school, but it was due to close in a few m ...

Darkness
Taken,Under a shining sunI sit here quietly in the dark,My hands behind me.The light, I rememberBright and powerfulIt took me a ...

Black
Black            At first, we thought the black liquid was oil, that ...

Alone
AloneI lay here, alone in my bed. It’s turned midnight and my husband just arrived home from his date with Ms. Heather Wil ...

See me, See me Not
See me, See me Not He knew he’d seen her. After lunch in the park. After a few drinks at the bar. In his own damn apa ...

She remembers
She closes her eyesAnd remembersAt the beach, seeing the ocean for the first time,age five.It terrified her, and she turned and ...

Contact
Contact            It flashed through the sky and then was gone. Luc ...

Human
Human Once upon a time, there lived a family of deer in the forest. They enjoyed grazing and playing, jumping, and climbing ...

The Neighbor
Jeremy Halstead was up again. It was a little after three in the morning, and that damn little monster was barking and growling ...

When Harry met Salty: Written by Cynthia A. Jensen and Melissa Jensen
Harry pulled on his jacket, a slight chill making its way down his spine as a sparse coastal breeze blew across the dock. He w ...

The Letter
A letter arrived, and the news was not good. At least for Lani, anyway. I didn’t know anything about it until she came hom ...

To the Future
As I show you this photo, notice there are two chairs. I would be sitting in one, but I’m taking the picture. My fiancé ...

Revenge
      Atala knew the baby was coming. She could feel it pressing against her insides. She opened t ...

The Box
      “Uncle Sammy and Uncle James are coming over today after work to set up your swing set ...

Dammit Girl
Dammit girl, How many times do I need to say don't do this, don’t do that.Do you think I enjoy hearing myself ta ...