Quiet Hour

Where the quite becomes words

  • A Night by the Ocean (short story)

    Moonlit Solitude As I sit on the beach, gazing out at the vast expanse of the ocean, I watch as the moon rises higher into the night sky and the stars shimmer with an ethereal brightness. A faint sound drifts in from a distance, prompting me to look around, but I see no one nearby.… Continue reading

  • Unchosen: Attracted to You in Every Way

    I knew from the start that this road bent the wrong way,yet somehow fate kept placing youright in front of me—a temptation I wasn’t strong enough to resist.I tried to tell myselfthis was just fun,something light,something I could walk away from.But who was I kidding?I was drawn to youin every way a person can be… Continue reading

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  • Salt I Choose to Swallow

    I know the cost of this –the way a heart can splitlike a shoreline giving in to the tide,knowing the water will always returneven as it erodes the sand. Still, I move toward you. You quiet the storms in my mind,turn the noise into something soft,like rain tapping on a windowinstead of thunder shaking the… Continue reading

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  • The Lone Wolf (short story)

    With nothing to do today, I decided to take a walk in the woods. After what felt like hours of wandering, I stumbled upon a cabin. It was once inhabited but now stands abandoned and run-down, yet it held a mysterious allure that intrigued me. As I drew closer, a faint scratching noise caught my… Continue reading

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  • What We Can’t Undo Now

    When your lips left mine,the silence didn’t feel empty—it felt like a held breath,like the world was waitingfor you to pull me back in.I stood there, heart unsteady,tasting the moment we’d tried so hard to avoid,wanting you to close the distance again,to guide me back into your armsthe way you did without thinking.You looked at… Continue reading

  • The Companion in the Dark

    When trouble comes to test your soul,you learn to love the friend who stays.Perhaps there’s nothing they can do—the burden still belongs to you.For some roads must be walked alone,and some pains cling to you as your own.There are moments love can’t smooth the path,nor friendship lift the weight you bear.But knowing there is one… Continue reading

  • Wishing for What Isn’t Mine

    Sitting here with nothing to do, my thoughts drift back to you—to the way I wish things could be, even if they never will.These feelings stay tucked away most days,but tonight they rise to the surface,asking to be spoken, asking to be known.I’m not always happy with you;sometimes your words cut deeper than you realize.You… Continue reading

  • The Love I give

    I wished you were mine —hand in hand, side by side.But you chose someone else, and I stopped asking why.I would’ve given you everything,but you never even opened the door.You walked away without a word,and I learned to stand on my own.Now you’re the one with problems,and I pause before stepping in.You weren’t there when… Continue reading

  • The Last Place You Held Me

    If I slipped beneath the world, would your love still reach me?If I looked up from the dimness, would I see the flowers you once left,or have they already wilted in your mind?When the earth shifts around me, it feels like the faint echoof when you remembered me at all.When silence becomes my only companion,I… Continue reading

  • The Way You Touch Me

    When I look into your eyes,I see the life I’ve been reaching for—the one I dreamed of long before I knew your name.A future rises there, soft and certain,as if it has been waiting for us.When your hands find me,I feel the truth of your love.Your touch quiets every fear,tells me I am safe,tells me… Continue reading