Stories tagged with "contentment"

  • Well-worn Wisdom and No Regrets (HB/LB challenge) Inspired by text

    She sat at the dining room table dressed smartly and smelling of lavender and chamomile tea. Her husband sat next to her, his…

  • In the Dark Hours of Night

    The night is calmer now. When I decided to leave the party and head for bed the weather had become violent, as if the element…

  • Thoughts of the Dying World

    Sleep is something people seem to take for granted. Some people slip into a dream as they would a pair of comfy slippers, but…

  • The Song Inside Me Inspired by a photo

    Sometimes I just need to let it all go.

    The bitterness, the disappointment, the hate. I can’t hold on to that – it changes m…

  • Worry Ye Not

    There wasn’t really anything he could do now. There wasn’t time. Once he’d resigned himself to his fate, that gripping fear h…

  • Carousel

    I felt like I was on a carousel.

    All of the girls stopped and looked at me when I made this comparison. They didnt seem to …