Charming Tender Tuesday

Let's talk slow burn seduction today, shall we? If it's slower, the story has to rely less on spicy hook ups and hot encounters that give pages of physical relations. The slow burns rely on the will they won't they. The can words really compete with actions. So, instead of instant anything, would you prefer … Continue reading Charming Tender Tuesday

Seduction, Music Monday Style

Friday I teased a very short piece about the character Woods. In the Red Letters series, there are books where he is very quiet. Not the big talker type. But he is the loudest quiet man in a room. And one of the ways he talks? Music. So, if he can't explain himself in a … Continue reading Seduction, Music Monday Style

Still Hungover You, Friday Fiction

It's a quick and dirty flash fiction from the side of our filthy rock star. My question to you, dear reader, is he still hungover with the feelings he once had and chasing shadows? Or... if you sync that much with someone, can you feel them whenever you're together? Does the magnetism, emotional or otherwise, … Continue reading Still Hungover You, Friday Fiction

Book Hangovers For A Very Thoughtful Thursday

The first book I ever wrote became the Red Letters series because I couldn't learn when to stop telling that story. Still can't, but at least it's shaped right now, and the staying in world gives us plenty of Fiction Friday content. So, today's Thought for Thursday is about Book Hangovers. That feeling when you … Continue reading Book Hangovers For A Very Thoughtful Thursday

A Tender Tuesday Gesture

A tender gesture, especially unconsciously? That's a different kind of heat. That's emotional warmth, and something you notice when it stops happening too. So what are you more hung up on? The soft forehead kisses? Or the memorized moves that get you your favorite drink or snack without saying you need it? Maybe it's the … Continue reading A Tender Tuesday Gesture

Monday Music With A Hangover

As January draws to a close, any unfavorable or unresolved romantic entanglements tend to get worse as the season of red, pink, and white blankets every corner. The love month makes you question if you could have done something differently. If the new year can start you off hung over, the end of the month … Continue reading Monday Music With A Hangover

Already Regretting It Is A Mood

If you have been following me this month, you saw the New Year's Eve fiction in my Red Letters world. Where our rock star on the rise tried to make time that mattered with the woman who was having a bit of a rough night of it. While she walked out of there regretting that … Continue reading Already Regretting It Is A Mood

Pining For A Tender Tuesday

In a week we discuss the weight of feelings, today's question is simple but heavy. What kind of pining weighs more on you? Who do you feel for the most? The person who left for honorable reasons like career, timing, protecting you from their mess. They loved you enough to walk away so you could … Continue reading Pining For A Tender Tuesday

A Music Monday With Weight

The weight of feelings... pain or regrets, that one sided nature of a relationship when it ends. That's this week's musical theme. Ghosts and longing and things that make holiday season into hearts season harder. Putting aside the literal lines about a book and a story (yes, I always hear Red Letters songs first), the … Continue reading A Music Monday With Weight