Gold Standard
I have sharpened my muscles like a knife on a whick whack rod where the blade slides up and down and up and down, and at the end it’s thin enough to make the…
Ruby Hollow - Description
The place is not on a map. A guide won’t take you there. It is unknown and uncared about by many. But for those who seek refuge there, it is called Ruby…
Jhendayre, A Portrait Part 3
The clothes had changed as much as the man. House Ahrimanes was present in colors but the expensive frippery had been exchanged for the traditional Eladrin…
Plugged Out
My body has not moved for millennia. My eyes stare blankly forward. Half of me is frozen. The other burns intensely. My fingers periodically twitch. Nothing…
...people ask me if I know...
Everyone thinks she is beautiful, the perfect wardrobe, the perfect smile; sweet without being cloying, the perfect voice; as if she scripted her own words…
Detective Part 2
The man that exited the 4-Runner wore a long trench coat, reaching all the way down to his matte black boots and brushing the wet pavement. Not much else could…
Detective Part 1
Hoodie, ballcap, untucked shirt tails, and a shifty demeanor. Chief Detective Akai nodded silently to himself. This was not the guy. He was just a cheap…
Danceformation
Rain boots clumped awkwardly through clear puddles, hood pulled as far forward as possible. Dorothy felt like an ogre, having attempted to fit her…
Karl Frobisher
“Now bringing you the intergalactic news today, tonight, trevoluspecker, or whatever cycle your planet happens to be experiencing.” The newscaster wore the…
An Ambassador of Nature
The hem of her forest green dress swept leaves into motion as she passed by, creating an audible illusion that the wind preceded her presence. The dress itself…
Introduction 1
I like to write in the morning while listening to songs by Leonard Cohen. My working room is small but very comfortable. I would sit in my favorite armchair…
Ghosts I-IV
In the barrenness, I sit alone. The scrubs stetch out into the foothills of the brown mountains, regular punctuation decorating the grey sand. They rustle ever…
Music
Stomp stomp clap, stomp stomp clap, the balls of her feet moving across the floor smooth as a snake loud as popcorn popping pop pop POP, as her arms moved out…
Bike Ride
Lungs burning, throat open and aching, phlegm forming up on the walls of her mouth and tonsils, nose running with cool snot, her ears red and pounding with the…
Last Embrace
The wind snakes through my hair, pulling my shirt with the vigor of a hungry 5-year-old. The breeze lathers me with the cold night air, sneaking fingers under…
How the Light Filters In
The light filtered in through the blinds, passed carefully through dust, and finally came to rest on the carpet. It illuminated there a stain, one which had…
Adder staying still in some tall grass
I’ve always liked apples. I think it’s genetic. Something red, a good size. The crispy sheen of thin skin. My eyes are berry-black. Which people do admire…
In Shadow
I slink amid the lurking shadows in the narrow hallway, all too aware of the structure’s groans, creaks, & whines intermingling with my own hollow footsteps &…
Happy
The walls of the office were painted pink and white. He never liked pink. But, Charles was happy. Charles was going to live his life to the fullest. He didn’t…
The Snowfall
The snow fell in blankets and sheets and comforters and pillows.