Cara Thereon

I am a writer who wants nothing more than to express myself through my words. I'm old enough to write what I like and live where the weather suits me best.

My Girl Crush

This post is a distraction from a number of things… Paperwork, being cooped up in the hospital, fatigue. Really I wanted to confess my girl crushes and show them a little lust love. When I went through puberty, everyone was attractive to me. I had a hard time with finding women beautiful though because I …

<3

Sometimes it’s just nice to know people care. That it’s okay to say you’re worried and receive a hug – virtual or otherwise. Everything turned out fine. Lets see if I can make the moves I need to. I’m really wanting things to turn out right. Thanks for offering your support. There are times I …

Vulnerable Moment

Just give me this one personal moment and I’ll get back to business as usual. Someone very close to me is having surgery this morning. I’m knowledgable of the risks and know the surgeon is capable, but I’m letting worst case scenarios spin through my mind. First, I’ll admit some of my worry stems from …

Leftovers

Prompted by Inspiration Monday, which I haven’t participated in for a while. — “Smoke?” He barely acknowledged the white and red pack of smokes that appeared before his eyes. A simple grunt was answer enough. The metallic snick of the lighter drew him from his pensive thoughts long enough to stare at the woman taking …

Obsessed

I keep another site that houses the multitude of stories living in my brain. It’s private so it takes the pressure off me to perform, and I find I am freer in my writing. I wrote this today. This piece isn’t construing anything so please don’t view it as anything other than pure fiction. I …

Abide

What does it mean to miss someone? Better to have love and lost Than to never have loved at all? But when the pain is so acute you can’t breathe Could the comfort of “never had” Ease you into a good night’s sleep? Nothing hurts worse than longing But hope is a powerful thing And …

Switch

A comment was made, spawning this short story. I didn’t plan on posting because I have a regular short tomorrow, but couldn’t quite help myself. “Bend over.”The words flew from my lips like a shotgun blast, startling me with the force. Just speaking them opened something dormant inside of me. It unfurled, lodging in my …