Post by Brandy Anne Appleby (@brandy_appleby) on Sat, 11 Nov 17 15:33:32 +0000 View Full Post Two police cars zipped past a six story apartment building, their wailing sirens echoing down the deserted streets. In apartment 308, a young woman – strawberry...
Post by Brandy Anne Appleby (@brandy_appleby) on Sun, 24 Sep 17 20:04:04 +0000 View Full Post A ping announced the elevator's arrival and drew her attention away from her phone. The building was quiet. Her colleagues had left an hour ago to enjoy the sta...
Post by (@vanessamiamatic) on Thu, 15 Jun 17 10:45:27 +0000 Reposted by Brandy Anne Appleby (@brandy_appleby) on Sun, 17 Sep 17 02:49:26 +0000 View Original Post View Full Post I feel like the whole world shakes when I feel a shiver down my spine. As I hear your voice drowning in a sea, and it's you and me. These two people that did no...
Post by Brandy Anne Appleby (@brandy_appleby) on Mon, 11 Sep 17 18:13:10 +0000 View Full Post A woman in her late twenties, petite with long brown hair, walks home from work on a cloudy summer afternoon. She strolls down the sidewalk from her bus stop. T...
Post by Will Patterson (@whpatters) on Tue, 22 Aug 17 16:35:16 +0000 Reposted by Brandy Anne Appleby (@brandy_appleby) on Sat, 26 Aug 17 00:14:44 +0000 View Original Post View Full Post Bloodied, we ran, racing the storm. Waves washing footsteps into the deep. The shouts of broken promises booming. Like the thunder. Or Father's rifle. Ther...
Post by Brandy Anne Appleby (@brandy_appleby) on Wed, 23 Aug 17 01:19:55 +0000 View Full Post “I need you to understand something before I kill you,” my husband purred. He paced behind me as I lounged in a sofa chair and sipped wine. I let the silence h...
Post by Sarah L. Crowder (@codenamesarah) on Fri, 04 Aug 17 23:51:36 +0000 Reposted by Brandy Anne Appleby (@brandy_appleby) on Thu, 10 Aug 17 02:01:57 +0000 View Original Post View Full Post I thought I would gain so much -- endless experience, endless knowledge -- but never anticipated the losses. I meant to ...
Post by Brandy Anne Appleby (@brandy_appleby) on Sun, 06 Aug 17 19:49:10 +0000 View Full Post “Hey, babe.” The skinny man approached my table and puffed out his chest in a vain attempt to appear manly and strong. H...
Post by Brandy Anne Appleby (@brandy_appleby) on Mon, 31 Jul 17 02:24:51 +0000 View Full Post Letters fall from my finger tips Like tears leaking from my eyes Words tattoo the paper Giving new meaning to a dull existence Paper embraces the words like a l...
Post by Brandy Anne Appleby (@brandy_appleby) on Sat, 05 Dec 15 19:11:44 +0000 View Full Post The blank pages haunt me. They chase me through the maze, chanting over and over, "you'll never fill us. We'll be blank forever." Laughter echoes around me. I...