loneliness Archives

10 Sep 2024

Three rings

I had been working in the housekeeping of a hotel for a couple of years and I wore my cleaning routine like a second skin. I was comfortable in the mo…

Micro story

19 Oct 2021

The split of a second

She was silent. She was looking at this stranger next to her with a questioning look. She did not really care about what he had to say. She wanted him…

Micro story

2 Aug 2021

No more side by side

As I take a sip of water, the liquid goes in the wrong pipe and split it all over trying to free my airways. My hands are shaking, my heart is racing.…

Micro story

29 Jun 2021

A fishy marriage

He heard her clapping the computer and guessed she would come fuming to the kitchen. A split of a second later, there she was, opening the fridge and …

Micro story

6 Jun 2021

Feeling folding

I heard my mom open the door. I kept playing with my Barbie and waited. If she shouted, she was home, I knew she would be a nice mom that night. If sh…