Life's a Game
Victor stared out of the window absently. What was he doing with his life? He had been stuck in this job for almost ten years, and where had it gotten him? He…
Experience Agents: Prologue
_‘The proof is in the pudding’. No one knows the origin of this piece of wisdom, but is the driving force behind the life and death chances and risks…
Search Party: The Smugglers
All right, gang, thanks for coming at this early hour, especially at such short notice. You know why we’re here. For all our sakes, we’ve gotta find every last…
No Chance For a Boy
“I will not take no for an answer!” The voice resounded through the hallways with the force of an avalanche. Four classrooms away Pistol and Tugs shivered at a…
Seven
Creep and skitter, weave my web, decieve, entrance, capture. The three eyes peering from the gloom, the rush of pain and the sound of it all melting away.…
Part i: At the End of the Subway
Stephen had always wondered what happens when a subway train gets to its last stop. Did it go backward? Did it make a magical U-turn? Of course, he could have…
Don't Jump
“Don’t do it,” Red said, frowning at his closest friend. “Don’t. Really, you don’t have to prove anything. Don’t. Do it. Don’t jump-” White smirked at him. He…
Jump With Me
Life is about taking chances. What do you say About taking one with me? It may be a risk worth taking. One thing is for sure, I won’t regret a thing. Past has…
Spare a Little Hope
“Hello Ms....” Another door is slammed in my face, the force shaking a slight coat of dust off its crude wooden surface. No one will listen. What are they so…
Here I Stand, Here I Fight
Here I stand Between fighting until my last breath for you, Or using my last breath to leave you behind. My mind says take the easy way, But my heart says…
Chance is Another Word
Chance is another word It’s another way of saying All the failures I haven’t yet had Opportunity knocks, knocks hard I’m dropped on my butt Fate’s just a…
Chance [another obscenely short poem]
I am in love with possibility Infatuated with chance It’s the might-have-been’s And could-I-do’s That excite me Propelling me forward Towards the next golden…