Laying Down
I lay down. It’s a bad idea, as the odds of getting up again seem to reduce each time. That’s not in any way some dramatic allusion to death, just a statement…
Time
Time was her friend. She danced. She spun on bare feet on the thin beam in the gym. Kicked legs high on a stage filled with light. Faced the fear of the vault…
The Departure
I move to sit on the sofa. I collapse into its worn embrace, my arrival and landing celebrated with a burst of festive dust. No cough comes; my lungs are too…
To Be Tugged
Massive and hollow, Kraken tugged the ship, beckoning it down with lonely gravity. Albatross X remained diffidently aloft, soaring on graviton waves. Kraken…
Three Word Prompt INTERWRIT1 Jessie Tang: Time, memory, sand
I write my memories in the *sand* By the seashore where I’m spending my last days The stories live forever in my mind Until the waves wash me away *Memory*…
Crystal (CDE)
Crystal crossed her arms in front of the mirror frustrated with what she saw. Beanpole tall with a long, narrow face--she looked like a damned shovel…
tick
They say time will heal all wounds but what if it doesn’t stop hurting, ever? Go on, demand, scream, shout beg, grovel for your refund The myraid of augmented…
The Man of a Thousand Faces
Underneath his naked feet, rocks angrily jabbed at the mans smooth, raw flesh causing a deep internal ach in each step he took along the beach. Halfway there…
A New Birth for the Ancient Man
Black smudged hands and aching joints were a thing of the past. The massive machine that sat in front him, staring blankly back, with his aged expression…
Just Once
She’s awful young they say But time and again I prove myself to be mature, hard working I traveled overseas quite a few trips I came back with not a scratch…
16.5 [Coming of Age Challenge]
16.5 means second-guessing your every move trying to predict the impact it’ll have trying to make the right choices. 16.5 means sobbing at Senior Speeches in…
Deprecated
In my younger days, my friends knew they could count on me. My children depended on me; I supported my wife as best I could, knowing Sharon would do the same…
Independence of the Heart
A continuing conversation filled the flame-scented air of the library. Overstuffed, paisley patterned armchairs dotted the room, but only two were treated to…
Age Is But A Number
She knocked on the door. A smiling old woman answered, looking surprised. - Hello - she said hurriedly -, is this Exit? - Yes, it is. Why? - I’d like to join…
Effacée
It must have been hell living all those years alone in that big house, especially with her bad eyes and her crippled legs. When they found her in the kitchen…
Roller Coaster Memories
I looked up at the cheery sign adorned with anthropomorphic animals. The paint was more faded than I remembered, but the background music, clinking chain, and…
Murk and Age
The foyer was empty and dark. It smelled of thick humidity and somewhere I heard the slow drip of water falling on water. There was a broken chair next to the…