Beggar Boy
He didn’t know what was going to happen to him, nor did he really want to think about it. All he’d wanted was a loaf of bread! Jin huffed, and twisted his…
Off to Face the Coming Night
The boy, for he was no more than a boy no matter how he might protest, shifted his heavy belt and tugged his watch cap into place. His smile was a quiet act of…
Through the Gates, So To Speak
In the settling dust Jared found himself face to face with the monster of Castle Court, a king of vice with a jester’s cackle. He’d leapt so quickly from his…
I'm Reborn Chapter One
Chapter One Rosebella rolled over on her left shoulder and blinked. The blinds had stayed open during the night and now instead of leaking in darkness; night…
The Girl With the Sun in Her Hands
I bet you still sit there, with the sun in your hands. I bet you think about what you always thought about. I bet you talk with that spring in your voice, and…
Swirling Emotions
From the beginning, let us create. Emotions are feelings for each to take. Sadness first. A woman, head bowed, by herself in the rain. Of course it must be the…
To the Boy Who Flies on the Wind
you never intended to stay, whether you knew it or not. the sky was always, always bright with the color of possibilities, the tropical scent of catching…
Reinforcement.
Do you understand you hurt me? Do you realize I cried? I gave my heart I sold my soul I bought your every lie. Do you feel bad when you see me? Can you even…
Training Day
Braem swung his practice sword wildly yelling nonsense. Gerome resisted the impulse to take the weapon away from the nine-year old and thrash him with it. The…
Regretting
“How could you?” He asks, his voice shaking in pain. I close my eyes, letting the tears drizzle down my eyes, “I did it because I love you.” My voice is barely…
Dramatic As She Is
The two children, a boy and a girl in the throes of adolescence, sat on the green grass and let their bare toes dangle into the gurgling creek. She smiled, “My…
The Empty Boat
The dark house reeked of piss and alcohol. Tristan traced his fingers over every wound in the scarred, staircase wall. Memories of his sisters screams and…
Arabesque, Suggest, Acquiesce
Roderick took the quiet mumbles as permission to continue his self expression, which he did with gusto. His mother flopped down at the dining room table…
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep
“Come with me,” Death said gently to the boy. “It’s time to go home to heaven.” “No,” the boy replied. “I’m not going. You’re a stranger and I am not supposed…
Arrested On A Saturday Night
“Stop! Stand Still!” Kowalski bellowed, but the boy kept right on running. “Damnit! Stop” Kowalski shouted again, and this time he did stop, turning around…
A boy
There was a boy who picked his nose. He also liked to lick his toes. It made me sick, To see him lick, And to sit there in his dirty clothes.
Left or right?
The red and green lights blinked outside the frosty window. Shadows danced on the dark bedroom floor. He stared grimly down at his bare feet, toes curled into…
Jumpin' for Love
“No one can do that, it’s too far!” exclaimed Renee Twist. Vincent liked the sound of her voice. And with her freckles and long brown hair, he thought she was…
Christmas Conditions
“Hey boy, I’m talking to you.” A nudge accompanied the voice. Dreams of Clara faded into the ugliness of Camp Sumter. A hollow face took shape- Bryan, an enemy…
Neutral Milk Hotel
A dog howled at the sun. Reinfelli whispered in Remy’s ear, “We’ve got to hurry along. We’re going to miss the show.”Remy nodded. He hadn’t been able to think…