Alex.J.Cobalt

It’s not just yelling “I love you” across the room.

(Although, it does help).

It’s a love that flows like the air flows through the sky. It twists around your home, filling every crevasse with its gentle touch. You can feel it when you pause and breathe in deeply. It tastes of cakes and ice cream, sweet and gentle, filling up your soul with joy.

It’s an ideal you strive towards. It’s the light you look up to when you have your darkest of days that you use as your beacon to crawl out of the hole again. It’s the choice to show up and try again, every day, for yourself and for every member of your little family.

It’s the gentle kindness you adopt when every fibre of your being wants to give in to the roar of anger. It’s trying even in the hardest of times.

It’s showing up and trying to be better, do better, and live better. For you, and your family.

• You can’t re-write history
  “Stop this!” Vashna screamed, pulling at the ropes around his wrists, “for the sake of yourself, Maynie, you need to stop!” Maynie looked up … More You can’t re-write history
• Why did you say that? (Flash Fiction)
  “Why did you say that?” Tanee paused, wiping the knife on his sleeve. “What?” he whispered, “about the prophecy being bullshit? You and I … More Why did you say that? (Flash Fiction)
• We’re not going that way
  “Why not?” “Why not?!” Favian’s voice rose another octave, “because I don’t want to die, Renglat. I like all my limbs on me, not … More We’re not going that way
• Under the Arches (Teacup Story)
  “Do you have it?” Lauren nodded, hand still tucked inside her jacket. It might not seem much, this little tin box full of blue … More Under the Arches (Teacup Story)
• Trick (Stories on a Theme – “Magic”)
  “See this?” It was the watch that always got their attention. People seemed to gravitate to the huge face, the sparkly dials and the … More Trick (Stories on a Theme – “Magic”)
• Traits of a Turned
  “You don’t understand me” he said, head in his hands, “you can’t see inside my head.” Amily sighed at her brother. He was in … More Traits of a Turned