Andrew Cyr

I stopped before exiting the church’s double glass doors. The sermon resonated well, but I cursed just as well. I grabbed my coat from the hanger. I pulled, but the zipper wouldn’t budge.Lacy flakes accumulated and spread across the parking lot, frosting the skeletal hickory trees.“Need help?” a woman’s sweet voice said as though she needed to put in her good deed for the … [Read more...] about Loneliness Sabotaged, By: Andrew Cyr

“Why am I still single?” I raked my fingersthrough my thick, blond hair.I loosened my tie and moved to the balcony.I attended a friend’s weddingand wished I hadn’t.Evergreen trees and the landscapesilhouetted the spacious backyard.Tufts of dead grass pokedthrough gold and red leaves.The reflective lake mirrored the sky.The moon drafted the stars to alignbefore I knew what … [Read more...] about Finding Love At A Wedding, By: Andrew Cyr

The cloud-shrouded moonlightstretched into the brisk evening.Escaping a wedding date,I sank into my leather reclinerand sipped a frosted wine cooler.I flipped through the channelsand settled on Dateline.I grabbed a cigarette from my breast pocket.It dangled from the corner of my mouth.I held a lighter to my lips.I took a drag, held it,and blew the anxiety through my … [Read more...] about Dragging A Wedding, By: Andrew Cyr

From this lakeside mansion living room,I saw more than I wanted to see.I pictured Alicia and me endingas I sipped warm coffeeand leaned against the leather sofa.The all-too-typical breeze filteredthrough a maple tree’s branches,shaking gold and red leavesamong the swathes across tuftsof dead grass that poked through.The dappled day’s raysmade the most of the warmth,casting … [Read more...] about The End Of Us Is Never, By: Andrew Cyr

Ellie broke the news in a park just before dark.With arms outstretched,Mark escaped through the curtainof gloom as enchanting lacy flakestipped the scale and blendedwith ice on the pavement.Mark swung his arms and danced,going nowhere fast.He sucked in and blew out his breathquicker than he could find the strengthto double over and say game over.Mark blamed Ellie before he cast … [Read more...] about You Can’t Run, By: Andrew Cyr