literature

Whether written centuries ago or just last year, literary couples show that love is timeless.

For His Love
Start writing...After all these years, I'm surprised he still remembers me. Hold on a minute, you wouldn't know who told him I was back in town, would you? Of course you do, Samara sighed, not able to look her sister in the face any longer. Kiara you know my situation. What I look like jumping into a relationship right now, I gotta focus on finding a job and getting back on my feet.
By Chaquita Cooper5 years ago in Humans
Once and No More
Francis Browne entered the First Class Dining Saloon on 'D' deck. A stringed quintet softly played "The Blue Danube Waltz ." Some couples danced while others dined on the exquisite and exotic foods reserved for the most privileged. Francis strolled happily to his table, greeting fellow diners along the way. Many of these smiling "welcomes" had gladly posed for photographs on the Promenade deck and had requested a tintype copy at his convenience. He still marveled that his uncle had given him a first class ticket. His Jesuit training and priestly pursuits would never provide such extravagance; dining with lawyers, bankers, and railroad magnates thrust him into a world truly not his own.
By Bryan R..5 years ago in Humans
Where It All Ends
McKenzie stared at the glass of wine in her had, thinking about what would happen of she broke the glass in such a way that it made deep cuts on her hands and wrists. She wasn't sure if she wanted to be an end to her life or if she simply wanted something different than what she had, she just knew that she couldn't stay here anymore. Derek was suffocating her. Everyone always says how great of a husband he is, always doing everything for McKenzie and treating her like she was the center of his world. That is where the problem was; she didn't want to be anyone's sun, she wanted her to have her life, Derek to have his, and blend them together in the evening when they came home and talked about their days. Derek was the CEO of a fortune 500 company so he really made his own schedule and McKenzie had her own candle/herb shop. Every morning Derek drove his wife to her shop at 8:30am, brought her lunch at noon, and picked her up at 5:30 on the dot. In the few hours she was away from him, she was the happiest. When they got home in the evening, McKenzie would go to cook dinner while Derek sat at the island counter to talk about their days and he would get up to wash any dishes that she was done using so there would be less to do after. They would eat dinner at the table where Derek would talk about the plans he had for their future, including children that he knew McKenzie didn't want.
By Crissy Cornwell5 years ago in Humans
Where the sea and the setting sun meet
I was twelve years old and afraid. From where I stood the sailboat was magnificent, made all the more so by the exaltations of the crowd that came to watch her set sail. I slowly made my way to where she was anchored, not wanting to be watched but performing to the crowd's expectations regardless. It was nearing dusk, yet the warmth of the sun promised her a sweet journey.
By Georgie5 years ago in Humans
A Ship of Fools
When the Navy men rowed ashore, in response to a signal fire on the beach of the tropical island, they found a man dressed in goatskins who had clearly been there for some time. They soon discovered that he had a tale to tell, and this was it:
By John Welford5 years ago in Humans
Chasing Tales
The words prodigy, savant, genius… all words used to describe Peter McDonagh. From an early age, great things were expected of Peter. His father, being a well known literary scholar among his Ivy League peers, and a respected professor of English and Russian literature. His mother, not to be out done, was a highly respected, award winning war time journalist, whose documentation of the conflict in the Middle East was given high praise. Being the first western female journalist to interview the leaders of Isis.
By Lee Wyatt5 years ago in Humans
Flash
The flash of green at sunset was a sight he had wished to view, but something told him that wasn’t just a flash on the horizon.
By Paula Shablo5 years ago in Humans
The Personification of Merlot
The Personification of Merlot Recitations Zelda had revisited the Prose & Wine café several times – well, twelve times to be exact – over the last four months. And it was all purely motivated by the opportunity to hear him read just one more time. She couldn’t remember ever hearing a lovelier recitation of any piece of classical work. She was sure that his voice, laced with a lilting and beautiful English accent, was a gift from the Gods, derived in ancient times. She still did not know his real name, since he was known only as The Eloquent Englishman when he read.
By Cindy Calder5 years ago in Humans
Far-Off Things, Part One
Writer's Note: This is part of a first-draft. The final draft is viewable here: https://vocal.media/fiction/far-off-things The header image of the final draft.
By N.J. Folsom5 years ago in Humans
Whole (Ch.1 Pt.3)
(* Note : Hello, after a few years away from writing, I'm back and I'll share the story I wrote. You can read the beginning of the story here. Thanks for reading and I hope you'll enjoy)
By Diana Sol5 years ago in Humans
Thinking of her
The wind rattles the auburn leaves on the trees lining the pavement of my apartment complex as I watch the cigarette smoke twist its way from my hand up the gray autumn sky patched with thin white clouds. The air smells of the roasted coffee and pastries they serve in the Starbucks coffee shop down the street.
By Yvad Ssird5 years ago in Humans
Uptown Downtown
Up town Down town is a new story being written by Runcorn author, Joseph Roy Wright. This story is intended to become a short love story exploring a couple who meet in the British city of Liverpool. They both come from very different backgrounds, as Emily Burton is from Chelsea and Daniel Parkes is from Speke. The couple will meet in a Liverpool nightclub in this story and it will mostly explore their first meeting in this wonderful city full of night life and excitement. Their personalities will clash as the story goes on and there will be plenty of awkward silences. Daniel will become head over heels for this mysterious Londoner, but Emily will have her doubts, however falling for his more bad boy attitude. She'll start to think about how pretentious some of her old boyfriends were, while appreciating how laid back Daniel is. But will Daniel be able to fit in with her crowd? And how will Emily react when he tells her that he is a bin man! Up town Down town asks the old age question; do opposites really attract?
By Joseph Roy Wright5 years ago in Humans