Stories

Mini Steve was the best hamster anyone could have ever asked for. He was a Chinese Dwarf Hamster, smaller than the palm of your hand. He was a grey-ish brown with a tiny tail he loved to wrap around your finger. His tiny nose was so cute with […]

Ma Chère Confidente,   I am done with this life. Raoul has changed me and I can never go back to the horrid life I led. I forgive Christine and all that she has done to me, although I will never forget it. I will leave them at peace for I have […]

Edmée grinned behind her skull mask. She had already gotten part of her plan fulfilled by getting Christine to return to the stage. Now she needed to complete it by getting the managers to perform the opera. “What a lovely evening!” she bellowed, […]

It’s been a really long and boring day in the shop where I worked. It was a little store that sold beach-themed trinkets and souvenirs. It wasn’t usually busy so, like every other day, I sat at the register playing on my phone. I wish we were busier […]

After the rooftop conversation that Christine and Raoul had, there had been talk around Paris. The newspaper printed that the chandelier at the Opera House needed to be repaired along with the structural and fire damage it had caused after coming […]

The many days I spent with Thor by my side were filled with wonder, awe, and above everything else, love. He loved me for my golden hair and I prized it above every other one of my features. What he treasured, I did ten-fold more so. Our loved […]

After that confrontation, Edmée decided that tonight was not the night for opera. So, she quietly went home, tears brimming in her eyes. When she arrived, she entered the house quietly so as not to alert Raoul that she was home early. When she was […]

Most of the time, life as a barista is boring. Yes, we have rushes where things get a little crazy, but even that is boring. It’s always the same. People with fake glasses come in with their laptops, order a fancy drink, and sit for hours “working […]

That night, Edmée received a note from Meg. It included tickets to the next night’s Gala performance of Gounod’s Faust. When Edmée presented the to Raoul, he mentioned that he wasn’t feeling well enough to go to the opera, and that she should go on […]

I raised my arms upward, praising the sun which was warming my skin as my feet sunk into the sand with each step. It was finally summertime and I couldn’t have been happier. The shore felt like home. The smell of sunscreen and salt water were better […]

This wasn’t supposed to happen. Not in our little town. It was supposed to be safe; one of those towns where you never needed to lock your doors. Everyone knew each other and waved as they passed by. It was supposed to be normal. For me, it was a […]

The next day, Edmée arrived at the opera house early, anxious to read more of the Phantom’s musings. Once she arrived she looked for Meg Giry but was unable to find the dancing instructor. So, letting one of the stagehands know where she was going, […]

“Could you tell us more about your relationship with Ethan Morris?” “Yes. It all started when I saw him in the park near my house…” I was on my normal grocery run. Well, it was more like a walk. The store was only three blocks away and passes […]

We were driving down I-95 on our way to Disney World. Yeah, it was a typical family trip, with my parents in the front seats and my little brother and I in the back. Even though I had my headphones on, I could hear the sound of his 3DS over my […]

Edmée noticed the page had faded some, but could make out the handwriting. It seemed as if this was from a hand that practiced letter and writing day in and out, as if it had just been taught – not very refined, but getting there slowly with […]

Kari woke up despite herself. She looked around the room hoping it had changed, but it hadn’t, not for at least four days. Ryan’s pajamas were still thrown about the floor where he had left them on Sunday. His boxers were still on the floor of the […]

I saw her from across the room. She was sitting at a table by the door, I was against the wall. We were both on our laptops and she was engrossed in whatever she was reading. I was only engrossed in her. She was beautiful. Absolutely stunning. Her […]

The new electric lights in the room made it look so bright that Edmée had to squint for a few moments to adjust her eyes. The full-length mirror that took up nearly an entire wall made the room look much larger than it was. The room was […]

Today had not been a good day to begin with. My car wouldn’t start…again. This was the second time this week I was late to work and there was nothing I could do about it. Maybe it was the universe’s way of saying “Get out of this job that does […]

Her hair… It is like silk running through my fingers. Long, black silk. Her eyes look up at me with the warmth that only her chocolate-brown eyes can have. I caress her tan skin, feeling the little hairs along her arm. Her stomach is supple, […]