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The Only Thing That Ever Made Sense

The Only Thing That Ever Made Sense

Navy vet Aiden Cadotte might just be firefighter Beto Cepeda’s undoing. Beto thought he had left him in the past, both on the joint base they operated from in Iraq and in the parts of himself Beto has tried to deny. But when Aiden shows up while Beto is on a call with his crew, Beto is transported back to a time when he wanted things from Aiden he could never let himself have. What is stopping him from having those things no...

‘Shorts’ from the Raife and Dexter ‘verse

Hello!

Greetings from Mallowham!

…sort of!

Okay, so for any of you paying attention to me rambling on about this ‘verse and these characters, you know I would happily step into the pages of my own story and become Raife and Dexter’s neighbour. Reality is far less appealing currently, which I know is true for so many of us. Maybe I should write someone moving out on their street to make room for myself?

Recently, because I’ve been focusing more on my current book, The Only Thing Th...

Dance

Don’t tell me that you can’t dance.
You’ve been pirouetting around me from the very moment that we met.
Practically Billy Elliott, outpacing me with intricate step,
Sashaying to a rhythm that’s played only in your head,
Taking me out to salsa but then Tangoing instead.
You think yourself so clever with your graceful merengue.
I’ll make your world a moshpit, my own personal ballet.
Then we’ll see how you dance…

© M K Lee

The Only Thing That Ever Made Sense

Navy vet Aiden Cadotte mig...

Dormant

It’s been a while since you slept in a single bed, and to be honest you aren’t entirely sure how you got here, but here is where you are, and here is where you’ll be for the foreseeable future.

Moonlight casts shadows through the strip of window and bathes the bare grey floor in a pale half light, right between the desk and the wardrobe.

The night is unbearably silent, and yet, crushingly loud; every wind-rustled leaf, every passing car, every disembodied voice floats past and surround...

The Only Thing That Ever Made SenseNavy vet Aiden Cadotte...

The Only Thing That Ever Made Sense

Navy vet Aiden Cadotte might just be firefighter Beto Cepeda’s undoing. Beto thought he had left him in the past, both on the joint base they operated from in Iraq and in the parts of himself Beto has tried to deny. But when Aiden shows up while Beto is on a call with his crew, Beto is transported back to a time when he wanted things from Aiden he could never let himself have. What is stopping him from having those things now?

Beto is. Because despi...

Haiku Experiments

Sandcastle stands proud
On windswept shore, awaits tide,
By hands, discarded.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When you see it you
Will know it but by then it
Will be far too late.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The time of your voice
Strikes hard against my temples
Like lightning strikes tree.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You are a parrot.
Brightly feathered, graceful winged-
No words of your own.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A stone cracked open
Reveals chasms of crystals
But is whole no more.

© M K Lee

The On...

Blemish

I want to lose myself in you.
Pretend that the world is a kinder place.
Feel your skin beneath my fingers and your breath upon my face.
Close my eyes momentarily, and make believe
That I know your every curve and crease,
Every blemish of imperfection.
Every single doubt would cease.
To submit to your touch
Would be more than enough
To soothe, and ease this hurt from my mind.
No other could I ever find
Quite like you.

© M K Lee

The Only Thing That Ever Made Sense

Navy vet Aiden Cadotte might just ...

The Only Thing That Ever Made Sense

Navy vet Aiden Cadotte might just be firefighter Beto Cepeda’s undoing. Beto thought he had left him in the past, both on the joint base they operated from in Iraq and in the parts of himself Beto has tried to deny. But when Aiden shows up while Beto is on a call with his crew, Beto is transported back to a time when he wanted things from Aiden he could never let himself have. What is stopping him from having those things now?

Beto is. Because despite Aiden’s unwavering patience, theirs i...

The Only Thing That Ever Made Sense

Navy vet Aiden Cadotte might just be firefighter Beto Cepeda’s undoing. Beto thought he had left him in the past, both on the joint base they operated from in Iraq and in the parts of himself Beto has tried to deny. But when Aiden shows up while Beto is on a call with his crew, Beto is transported back to a time when he wanted things from Aiden he could never let himself have. What is stopping him from having those things now?

Beto is. Because despite Aiden’s unwavering patience, theirs i...

The Only Thing That Ever Made Sense

Navy vet Aiden Cadotte might just be firefighter Beto Cepeda’s undoing. Beto thought he had left him in the past, both on the joint base they operated from in Iraq and in the parts of himself Beto has tried to deny. But when Aiden shows up while Beto is on a call with his crew, Beto is transported back to a time when he wanted things from Aiden he could never let himself have. What is stopping him from having those things now?

Beto is. Because despite Aiden’s unwavering patience, theirs i...