An Apple a Day
Red and yellow. These are the colors that define my fate. These are the colors that I live or die by, The colors of choice. Round and juicy. This is the…
In Between Minds: Broken Clouds
My stomach twisted with sudden pain and I stumbled feeling sick. Almost at once the lady was beside me, lending me her arm. “Take it easy. We’re in no rush.” I…
Subway Gunfire
“Oh crap! Nicky! What do I do?” I glanced down at the iPhone screen, but all I saw was the “busy syncing” notification. She wasn’t able to hear me. She was…
Subway Pursuit
We barrelled along through a universe of dimly-lit concrete and steel. I split my attention between the tunnel and the map, carefully making sure I was…
Subway Rider
On the one hand, I was trying to drive an unfamiliar bike through a subway tunnel at breakneck speeds, and the sooner someone who knew what she was doing could…
Subway Speed
I had regained my balance by the time we hit the door—which was good, as it opened out onto the subway tracks, and we were racing between a tag-covered…
Crotch Rocket
I straddled the motorcycle dubiously. It was a huge, sleek, yet bulky thing—a touring bike, at least half the weight of a car (and maybe heavier than a…
My Core (Fruit Poem)
I lie here expecting, terrified, speckled with doubt, scratched with fear and anxious anticipation. Without hesitation, you tear right through me to reach the…
Stolen Pleasures.
bzzzz... The fly buzzed lazily around my head, briefly alighting on my sunburned ear before continuing its endless droning circles. I longed to swat at it…
Apple Heart
A red delicious Reflects off the glossy Brown finish of the coffee table. Fangs drip warm blood on the floor. *Thud Thud thud* Inaudible droplets Splash as…
I AM a GEEK!
I’m not a nerd or a dweeb. I don’t have a pocket protector, Have tape over my glasses, or have a squeaky voice like Steve Urkel. I don’t have a billion dollars…
Listen Babe, Said the Snake
“Listen babe,” said the Snake. “You got me all wrong. I’m just a contract player. I’m not one of the movers and shakers. One job, that’s it, and an easy one at…
Garage
“Safe?” I sputtered. “Locked in a…a…what is this place, anyway?” As I looked around, overhead lights came on with the “thunk” sounds of breakers closing. It…
Door
“They cut all the hardlines before they attacked, and jammed long-range comms,” Nicky continued as I dashed down the narrow, dark passage. “But Bluetooth was…
Pursuit
“You could start explaining right now,” I said, as I jogged down the stairs into the subway station. “Perhaps you could begin with ‘who the hell are you and…
Applecare
As I left my job at the stockbrokerage on the 72nd floor of the 1 World Trade Center building, I put the wireless earbuds in. By the time the express elevator…
The Apple of My Eye
The choo-chooing of a train roared as it pulled into the station. He took a step away from her to admire her beautiful features. Her eyes were like chocolate…