My First Encounter With Death
I was seven when I encountered death for the first time. The bird lay on its back by the curb in front of my house. It was small. A sparrow, or something…
The Bird Woman
Raena stood stunned as the woman transformed into a bird and flew out the train window. Out there she could see the bird flying just over the treetops of a…
Now that your gone
Now that your gone, I feel so lonely. Im missing your smile, Missing your voice, Hoping for the day when i will see you again. It seemed like i knew you my…
Now Your Gone
Now that your gone, I feel so lonely. Im missing your smile, Missing your voice, Hoping for the day when i will see you again. It seemed like i knew you my…
Pay the Universe No Heed
I slowly lift the rifle, lifeless in my hands but ready to bark at my command. For a moment I see my prey, a fleeting glimpse of too much flesh for so…
Take me to the Zoo (or rather, don't)
Arnold was irked. Actually, irked didn’t even begin to cover it. His first real job, his chance to make a mark in the world, and he’d lost the bloody rhino…
Breakfast with a side of Rhino
Foster sat down to a plate of Belgian waffles, expecting that day to proceed as any other, and then a rhinoceros flew through his window. There was no…
What Happened Next
“Oh, no!” shrieked Joyce. Shirley was skidding across the floor atop the banana peel, vocalizing a panicked series of hoots not unlike those typically…
little yellow sparrow
you held that little yellow sparrow in your palms but your grip was much to callous it was much to strong now there’s blood stains on your hands and nothing…
The Golden Bird (1)
He was called a prince. A ruler’s son, a young ruler, someone noble, handsome, powerful. But he wasn’t these things. His family did not rule out of some divine…
Getting Back to the Test
“...damned if I do; damned if I don’t. Damned if I do; damned if I...” “Excuse me, what are you saying?” “Um, nothing. Sorry. Nothing.” “Is that supposed to…
And You Shall Remember Us
A piercing screech split the sky, as lesser beings hid among the clouds. For one moment the crowd was silent. Then, applause shook the stadium from its very…