Cathy holmes

Joined August 2021

435 stories

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Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.

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Burnt Toast and Bitter Coffee
Dripping black sludge in our community cups while Insisting we drink for the greater good of all. Sliding your greasy hands into our pockets
By Cathy holmes3 years ago in Poets
Blame Heather
Brain: As she sat on the rusted bench near the waterfront, admiring Joey’s chestnuts, Jane... Cathy: Whoa! What the hell is that?
By Cathy holmes3 years ago in Fiction
Living in an Ashtray. Top Story - May 2023.
Lives. Burning away like unattended cigarettes in an ashtray. Teetering on the edge of collapse. Threatening to fall into the abyss
By Cathy holmes3 years ago in Poets
She's Gone
“It will be okay, Dad.” Tara’s attempt to soothe her father fell on deaf ears. He could hear nothing but the ragged beats of his own heart and the medical transport vehicle driving away, as he watched his wife of sixty years leave their home for the last time.
By Cathy holmes3 years ago in Fiction
A Necessary Crisis of Conscience
Blinding indecision Unknown consequence Farsighted intentions Bleary-eyed confidence - Whispering doubts Screaming conscience
By Cathy holmes3 years ago in Poets
Anchors Aweigh
It was a beautiful yet tragic day. One year since Mel last stood on this launch, ready for their planned sail around the world. But her husband didn't show.
By Cathy holmes3 years ago in Fiction
Fiddlers. Top Story - May 2023.
Henry and Joe relaxed in the cooling sands until a sudden, crushing weight thrust down upon them. Trapped. No hope of escaping with their tiny limbs intact.
By Cathy holmes3 years ago in Fiction
That Man. Top Story - May 2023.
“Something changed in me that day,” Jason replied to the reporter’s query as to why he donated half his life savings to the local food bank.
By Cathy holmes3 years ago in Fiction
That Sound
The cool night air stings like razors carving my skin as I violently toss the covers away in a tangled pile. That sound!
By Cathy holmes3 years ago in Poets
Senseless
I see you. At the end of a long, darkened corridor, barely visible in the distance. I see your eyes. There’s a sparkle of recognition in their milk chocolate hue,
By Cathy holmes3 years ago in Poets
Dear Broken Branch
Dear Broken Branch, _ Did it hurt when you fell, crashing from the family tree? Thrown to the ground in a violent thud.
By Cathy holmes3 years ago in Poets
Dear Heaven, Are You Real?. Top Story - April 2023.
Dear Heaven, - Do you really exist? Is it you that I see when I look skyward, or just a collection of huge balls of mineral and gas.
By Cathy holmes3 years ago in Poets