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A Penchant for Cotton
By J. Timothy King on May 12, 2009
She approaches me during my lunch hour in the park, wearing a white, cotton T-shirt, along with blue shorts and sneakers. She has propped her smooth, right leg on a bench near where I am sitting and is tying her shoe. My eyes fix, unable to move from their stare. My first crush wore cotton […]
Posted in Flash Fiction, Stories | Tagged dating, fear, recovery, rejection, romance | 4 Responses
Recovery, Relapse, Relationship
By J. Timothy King on April 24, 2009
As I first gazed upon her, the blood rushed from my face, my fingers trembled, my lungs refused to breath, my heart refused to pump. Pity overwhelmed me, then disgust, then anger, then sadness. I could have sworn I smelled vinegar, although I don’t know where the smell would have come from. I closed my […]
Posted in Recovery, Relapse, Relationship, Stories | Tagged abuse, rape, recovery, relationships, sexual abuse, trauma | 3 Responses