The moment our souls first connected, I could feel the stars shattering because I was too young to have found my soul sisters, scattered among the streets of this tedious town. Forests vanished beneath the tip of my pen when I wrote about you, all of you, and the memories we made that year of […]
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This story is one of the July Writing Challenge entries chosen to be a featured story. . i glance outside. leaves are falling in ever-radiant shades of crimson. how ironic, that it be autumn. how ironic, that summer is over, that my summer is gone. turning my attention to the sea of faces in front […]
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You never expected me to walk away So many times, disrespected, but still I stayed I let love overpower my unhappiness You repeated those three words that I always second guessed I craved love and attention, you claimed you were giving your best I deserve the world but I accepted so much less Your actions […]
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To begin with, to be in love is always nice, and with a comedian you smile a lot more. Having said that, it is important, however, to express the agonies too. First things first, no matter how funny they are, comedians do have their share of bad jokes, and you’ve gotta be the joke-tester. It […]
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Somewhere between flattery and glorification, I watched the shell of a coconut, a strong, resistant, carefully fronted facade break open to reveal a tender vulnerability, clinging on to a resilient shell of grandeur and hardiness– a tender vulnerability that offered a delightful sweetness that reminded consumers of the bliss that followed blood and sweat. Somewhere […]
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“Epic Friendships” is one of the March Writing Challenge entries that was chosen to be a featured story. You recommend the books you like. The ones you love, you keep to yourself. Your favorite books are filled with stories about friendship. You like the idea of everlasting, all-conquering bonds of love. You find that […]
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I did her wrong. There’s not much more. I was calculating, cruel And far beyond rash. The gut-wrenching pain the memory gives me Makes me reel, ache, choke. But I can’t complain. I’m the one who dug this grave. I’m the one who betrayed my friend. She’s right, you know That I’m childish, immature And […]
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“You know,” Clayton said to me, “it doesn’t always have to depend on pride and/or falling head over heels for him. There is a grey area.” We were sitting alone, on a small bench outside of the park on 22nd. “Yeah, but how do I know?” I asked. “I barely know him. Say I do […]
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This email has been posted with the reader’s permission and with the names changed for the sake of anonymity. Every so often our Germ staff is lucky enough to receive an email from a reader asking for advice. Since Ask Lara originally started out as an advice column, I was more than happy to help when we received a […]
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