single
Whether you're solitary by choice or simply unlucky in love, being single is complicated.
The Sacred Valley
I couldn’t comprehend what had just happened. And I couldn’t believe that I somehow thought coming back here would be different. Nothing is new, everything is exactly the same, even down to the details of this gloomy hall with this aged teak entrance door to her apartment – its cracked blue paint, rotten patches and aged grooves where knots have sprouted misguidedly, perforating the surface and leaking a slight oil as though it were crying over its futile life. To think, I had once fantasized about repairing this door with some sandpaper, Selleys ‘no more gaps’ and a litre of enamel gloss finish that would send all her nosy neighbours out of the building due to the fumes from the oil based paint, leaving us alone to make loud and passionate love making.
By Jesse Olson4 years ago in Humans
Lingering Heart
Who do you think you are? Stepping into a life so pure, changing perspective and expecting more. We were just friends who help each other grow, and now you live in my head wanting me to love you forever more—breaking me down from light to shadow, making me hate to love and the things that follow. Hurting in doses like a disease in transit, loving someone else now feels like roaches on the carpet.
By The Kind Quill4 years ago in Humans
The One Line That Meant This Guy Was Never Getting A Second Date. Top Story - August 2022.
When I was young, I used to believe people wrote off relationships quicker than they changed underwear. I would see my friends break up after a few dates or a few short months. And thought it sad.
By Ellen Frances4 years ago in Humans
Coping With The Reality You're The Cheater. Top Story - August 2022.
Today, yesterday, perhaps a week ago, you woke up and realised you went from being an ordinary person to a cheating jerk. You dipped your toe into the well of opportunity. You couldn't keep it in your pants and cheated on your partner with someone else. And now, you're wondering, what is to come of the rest of my life?
By Ellen Frances4 years ago in Humans







