Wayward Embraces
There’s black, there’s white, and everything in between. Dark thoughts and dirty desires sometimes seem so clean. The logic is flawless, maybe raw but rational…
Over the Precipice of the Unknown; Into the Frontier of Uncertainty
36 stories written on Ficly, 2011–2013, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
A Prince's Tale #3
“Your two year exodus has finally concluded,” Miser states before the Prince disembarks. “and as fate has foretold, you seem to stand a triumphant man!” Fesir…
A Prince's Tale #2
It was subtle but significant to anyone with undulled eyes. I’d come back to a land that had changed in my absence. Similar types of faces and places, familiar…
Lunar Flare
I stay cool cause I make moves in the dark, staying in a shadow you may as well think I’m shady... but don’t say it son. I’m so hot that when the sun…
Just A Glimpse
Time and life are flying by. Through my window I catch sight of a woman lugging a massive sack of something over her shoulder yet it’s bigger than her body…
Careful What You Ask For
“You’re being given a glimpse,” the anonymous voice declared. Of what? “Of the return to the source.” it finished. _Where’s Clay? How come I can’t see…
Miniscule & Untied Yet Massive & United
Hesitant to extend my hand, but enveloped in a world of stabbing questions. I hardly noticed that I was developing tunnel vision. Everything around me seemed…
A Prince's Tale #1
Immeasurably grateful for another revealing reunion with his childhood friends, Miser & Fesir, The Prince upon the very first sign of sun, set out to continue…
A Ship Far Out At Sea
Despite rough waters, through which I have faltered, Still I wonder, if the journey has altered, Where once was my destination. Was this to be expected? A…
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
His last mad utterance urged me to think back in time, but I couldn’t believe what fell into place. “...but how---You can’t be...” I muttered. Taking a long…
Between Sinking & Swimming
Some things don’t change. New country, but same state: Just out of range. Could I be feeling fate? My love for understanding unfamiliar surroundings, keeps me…
Blackouts and Other Minor Malfunctions
Beer, liquor, and Red wine often provide a good time. Some nights wind up incomplete, while others are bittersweet. She’s got just what I’m looking for, far…
Beyond Above and Below
“You think unconditional love and most forms of respect elevate you.” Miser claimed about the Prince. “While the depths that lie within leave you feeling…
Bound to be a Bachelor?
Assessing my moral clarity, I take a tour through the Odyssey, which unearths some memories of my Mom...and how I miss her much. My brother has gotten…
Bleeding Hope
Some nights... I want to cut out my heart because it sounds so sad beating all by itself. One rhythm of two, echoing only loneliness, again. Then I start to…
Dessert Before Dinner
Wanting what I’ve yet to have; Having given up what’s gotten me closest to it; Now, while trying to stay the course, the craving becomes unbearable. Hopelessly…
Eager Hamster Escapes the Wheel
Time...If it were a river could you get to the head without letting it become the tail from another perspective? Is it possible to catch the future and prevent…
The Little Things In Life
Savoring papercuts on still nights with slow-toned music and soft lights. Reading. Moments seem to stretch and shrink, as I work around my kitchen sink…
Voyage of the Damned
With so much out of reach here and abnormal back there, how can I blame the biting cold weather for my stale mood? From my frozen frame of mind, I force…
What Awaits Us All
“How is it you seem to know so much more than the rest of us?” Something about his quizical behavior reminded me of and engaged my own childhood wonder. “It…