I never loved Jesus I just loved singing. The way my body filled with adrenaline at the sight of a choir of candles. The deep sadness of wailing chords and the fire of my brain's holy spirit. The serious intonations of a preacher speaking without thin...   [Read more...]

"And, did he ever touch you inappropriately?"

Sarah paused her story for a moment, growing red in the face. "What?"

"Did he ever touch you, it's okay, you're not alone. This office is a safe place."

"Why would...   [Read more...]

"Hello, is this, uh, Mary?"

"Maybe."

"Oh, uh, well I saw your ad and I just thought maybe I had what you're looking for."

"What makes you say that?"

"Well, it just that, uh, I've been working out and,...   [Read more...]

"You know why girls suddenly change their hairstyles don't you?" He leered over my sister with that gap-toothed smug-motherfucker grin. "Girls change their hair every time they make a major change in life. Like pigtails right before ...   [Read more...]

"His thoughts are too scattered, just give him a moment to collect." This advice within the high pitched laugh of a well-meaning mother. The tour guide had simply meant to ask her son a simple question, how could the guide know that the ...   [Read more...]