Noir: Well Pleaded Spot
Wear something nice. Wear something nice. Demmit, you don’t pay me enough to wear something nice. I stuffed my indignation while I stuffed my only white…
A Vigorous Spirit
The crystalline waters rushed into my container as I submerged it in the shallows of the stream. I waited with the patience of centuries as it slowly filled…
Repeat.
Look at me, silly ‘ol me. What have I become? Doing breathing anything for a little coke and rum. Slurping Sipping here and there trying to forget my past…
Always Gone.
So i sit here once again. alone and you’re gone, always gone. But are you thinking of me too? See this aching in my brain simply won’t go away until you’re…
Dark Russian
Tad--“Mmm, good dark russian. Thanks.” Liv--“Your welcome.” Tad--“It could use a splotch of cream though.” Liv--“Use heavy cream.” Tad--“Heavy cream!?”…
Demons Will Play
Take last Friday night for example. The dive was swaying to some old Merle Haggard from the juke box. My friend and I were swaying to the beat of a fifth of…
Time Gone By and Lies Still Told
Carl left the meeting with a mix of self-satisfaction and well-earned humility. The years hadn’t been kind but not so brutal as the time on the bottle. Light…
On Butterfly Wings: Void
“One more, please,” she requested, holding her glass forward for me to take. I hesitated; she’s been here for hours, and this would have been her 27th drink…
New Year: Same Potential (do more challenge)
I sat, surrounded by loud music with an undercurrent of mumbling crowds, drink in hand, watching the swirling disco ball. “So, new year, huh? Chance to start…
The Trouble With Tipples
She was peacefully tending the front garden. The ground started shaking. She looked up, she swore she could see flames. She certainly saw clouds of smoke. The…