Fiction

The pastor started talking about how unconstrained lust and sexual desire could break down marriages and families, but also break down a person and how they perceived their relationship with God.

Once they crossed the intersection, I met the lawyer. She was younger than I imagined. 16 years prison. That’s all I could remember. 16 years. I’m not going away for 16 years. Do whatever you need to do, but that’s not possible.

Even as a child, Jon had no interest in socializing with others. He couldn’t understand the rules governing social interactions, and this perceived flaw in his character never improved.

Francis re-enters the room, tears streaming down his cheeks – an image that will forever haunt Bobby, who’s never seen his father so vulnerable. Francis wipes his eyes with his shirt sleeve, composes himself, then fixes Bobby with a stone-cold stare.

The movement in question had been Jerome standing up on his couch cushions and standing squarely toward the camera. He wore nothing but a silk bathrobe, which he untied as he began to gyrate his hips in a circular motion.

The photo shoot was a semi-annual event. As I was still very much a growing boy, sometimes the suit would fit too tightly, and when she noticed this she’d call me a little guttersnipe, as if it were my fault.

He knows the end is near when he begins to dream of himself as he is, rather than as he was. No more dreams of bounding through the woods, rows of trees admiring his movement and cheering as he passes.

Alright Mumma, I’ll give you a hug. You take my daylight from me, you take my body from me, and now you take my friend from me. But you’re that one habit I just can’t seem to kick.

Did he follow her around like a puppy? Watch over her? Do everything for her? Think of everything for her, but not really everything, only the things he could imagine? Perhaps she liked it for a while, and then didn’t.