Reading something today about the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Like all myths, there is a lesson hidden in the tale. This one is about selfish love. A love that is all-consuming but focused on what you get out of it for yourself instead of the love you give. It touches on insecurity in that… Continue reading The Balancing Act
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7 Word Erotica
I am desperate for His hands on me
Mistakes
How do you deal with them? For the last few days, I have been thinking about a mistake I made. I took ownership of it, but it has created guilt in my mind that has lingered a bit. This is mostly because I'm afraid it changed the trajectory of a relationship. We were moving in… Continue reading Mistakes
The One That Got Away
(Another Writing Prompt Piece) Why do I do this to myself? It must be the masochist in me. Walking into the event, I pretend he won’t be here. He never comes. But of course, as soon as I walk up the stairs and look into the crowd below. I see him. It’s like my eyes… Continue reading The One That Got Away
The Captured
(another writing challenge for your enjoyment) Looking out the window with a wine glass in my hand. Enjoying the scenery and the quiet but how long will I sit here alone looking out instead of looking in? Daddy would say I am being overdramatic. He is not wrong. In his mind, he is never wrong.… Continue reading The Captured
Lisa Gray 