Rowan Finley
Bio
Father. Academic Advisor. Musician. Writer. Aspiring licensed mental health counselor. My real name is Jesse Balogh.
Stories (585/0)
To Each Their Own Flavor
There were seven children of various ages sitting at a very long picnic table. There were four boys seated on one side of the table and three girls seated on the other side. Each of them were eating various flavors of ice cream. Strangely, there were no napkins in sight. Faces, hands, clothing and the picnic table began to get messier and messier by the moment. The ice cream was melting incredibly fast as the sun was at its peak in the summer sky.
By Rowan Finley 2 years ago in Fiction
Cobblestone Journal
Jigna was walking slowly down the cobblestone street downtown near where she had grown up. The sky was quite gloomily overcast. The neighborhood was eerily quiet. Jigna had nothing in particular on her mind. She just needed some fresh air, as she was tired of being cooped up in the house for too long. She glanced up and saw a leather journey on the curb. No one was in sight, so she picked it up and flipped to the front but didn't see any names. She flipped to the back and still saw no one's name. She closed the journal, walked over to a nearby park bench, sat down, opened the journal to the middle and began to read...
By Rowan Finley 2 years ago in Fiction
Resurrected Dream
The frantic man and woman ran to the enormous mound of tightly packed sand. It was already dark outside and the stars were just settling in to their nightly shining glory and routines. No one else was in sight, and only the sound of the lapping sea waves could be heard and the occasional whistle of the wind.
By Rowan Finley 2 years ago in Fiction
Brain Waves Hello and Goodbye
Brain waves crossed more and more often, longing and fondness continued to soften. Wishing for more, to see, smell, taste and touch, silly desires, would they prove to be a crutch? Desperately desiring to comprehend now, confirmation of some kind, furrowed, beautiful brow.
By Rowan Finley 2 years ago in Poets