By the time Kevin was in the eighth grade, Tracy had moved. He remained vigilant as he walked the halls. He remained cold, ice cold — careful to never fall in love again. — Kevin tried opening a can of soup using a hammer, but it only resulted in a mess on the counter. He sighed, knowing he’d have to go to the store. When he moved into his new apartment, he thought he’d packed everything, but he’d forgotten his can-opener. It’d been a…

Good thing come to those who… Wait, how did it go? — “Hey, Bill. Did you finish that project on time?” “Uh oh.” “What’s wrong?” “I thought the project was supposed to be about a new marketing strategy.” More Conversations: Coffee Pot Conversations: Have We Met? You look familiar…medium.com Coffee Pot Conversations: Proposal I think there’s been some confusion…medium.com Coffee Pot Conversations: Qualified Everything seems to be in ordermedium.com

The car ride consisted of 90s pop music as Mary tapped her fingers on the steering wheel. Would her sisters already be there when she arrived? They’d most likely be taking planes to get there. Growing up… — The car ride consisted of 90s pop music as Mary tapped her fingers on the steering wheel. Would her sisters already be there when she arrived? They’d most likely be taking planes to get there. Growing up, Mary was the only one, besides her father, who enjoyed taking long car…

Writing romance on Kindle Vella. A small town filled with relationships, family, love, and drama. — John Prince’s life in Peak Creek seems perfect. He’s been seeing Cassandra Queen for six months and hopes to move in together. However, Cassandra resists the change, putting John’s romantic future into question. When an opportunity to advance at work opens up, John feels his luck turning around. Katie Young…

“I’m sorry. Bridgette mentioned she’d let you know, I mean, if you asked. With traffic, I thought it best to get on the road as soon as possible. Is that okay?” Kelsey stood silent for nearly a minute. What was happening on the fourth floor that was holding up the elevator for so long? — After finishing her work for the day, which mostly comprised forwarding her emails to Bridgette, Mary packed her bag and headed for the elevators.

Once the workday ended, she’d have to drive nearly four hours to her parent’s house for their new tradition of bringing in the new year surrounded by family. — Mary rested her face on her fist as she stared at the computer monitor. A long list of emails had just appeared, as if out of thin air, and she wasn’t sure where to start or if she should start at all. Once the workday ended, she’d have to drive…

New Year… New Love? Chemistry Countdown will be a 10 part series starting January 13th. We’ve all recently been a part of a countdown (how was your New Year’s Eve by the way?). Mary and her sisters live all over the country, but make it home to bring in the…