Writing Gallery
Luck In Pain
/…of Bailey’s apple pie wafted from the kitchen to the living room. Her footsteps sounded as they crossed the mahogany floor and entered the living room. Christmas rock played on the stereo, pushing Let it Snow…
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreHoliday Love...
/…checked my watch
as my youthful years faded
and smoked a cigarette.
I moved my eyes…
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreGrief Meets Love
/…steepled his hands
and rocked in his dark office chair
as he prayed for distance
between the call…
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreWhen Cold Meets Emotion
/…flakes danced, painting
the sidewalks and the pine
neighborhood fences white.
November arrived…
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreFrom Ghosting To...
/… I thought I’d meet my end before the year’s end. I sat on a stool in a crowded dive bar. I rolled the sleeves on my plaid Polo shirt, exposing my shaded tattoos and a silver watch. Willow Creek was a dimly lit den of faded glory, its cherry maple walls…
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreA Surprising Nursery...
/…spread as a brisk
breeze separated the blinds
like fingers wiggling
into a pair of dark…
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreOctober Treat
/... first of October, 2023,
rays lingered between the beige blinds.
I lifted my head off the navy pillow.
I perked my ears, narrowed...
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreThe Proposal
/...leaned against the corner
of his streakless loft
living room window.
He shoved his hands...
By Andy Cooper
Read MoreLove Beyond Wealth
/... an iron over his sleek, dark Calvin Klien shirt—acoustic pop/rock played on the radio, strumming guitars over lyrics through the speakers. Nolan shook out his shirt, pushed his arms through the ...
By Andy Cooper
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