Category: Prose
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Oh no! Toxic Relationship Alert!
Admittedly, I was too comfortable in my relationship with Twitter. I let Twitter be my everything. I even started ghosting my close friends and family on FaceBook. My partner Twitter was EXCITING. We could stay up long hours talking about politics. I could be my snarkiest and my partner was always “Yeah! Great! More! More!”…
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Just wrapped up our first MoonBite
My vision when I launched Tangled Locks Journal was to partner with writers in a deep way to gain visibility for their work. Our monthly MoonBites takes that collaboration to a deeper level. We know that there are vibrant communities of readers and writers on social media including the image-based platforms. For our MoonBites, we…
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The Rising Tides
The tides here swell and spill into the roads, more often now. Houses cling to shore. Most pretend that this is normal because to say goodbye is too hard. But I say goodbye every day as I walk and drive past the waters that I love. I study the topographic maps. “This Portland neighborhood will…
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In his clutches
“Ba ha ha ha” His evil laugh echoed through the house. “I have you now.” I curl smaller in the dark space. He storms from room to room. I breathe quietly. The door to the bedroom opens. He stomps around the room and I wonder if he knows I’m here. I see the light of…
Teresa Berkowitz 