A Fish and A Stag
Faintly smelling of mint and smoke, the being lifted his heavy head... antlers and fur and all. “Wanna drag?” he asked, but I shook my head. “I don’t smoke,” I…
Am I a Merciful Being
A slosh of the ocean’s spit spilled over into the lion’s cave. He roared at the Earth-baby’s spit up And stretched his neck, his head all circle-motion. The…
Do Woolly Sheep Dream of Electric Fish?
The electric fish swam in circles in the farmer’s pond. He didn’t like it much, it was far too confined after the depths of the ocean, but he knew he couldn’t…
Games Within Games
Paris France’s parents had a cruel taste in names. She’d never found an employer willing to put such an awful name on their payroll, leading her to the dingy…
Fishtank
The fish had an eyeball clouded over, its scales flaking off like dandruff. Its tail was like a tattered net, fluttering in an invisible underwater breeze. I…
Fish Tank
-“Woah, what are these things? Hello! They’re red and green. Orange and Yellow” -“They’re called fish don’t you know. They swim above, while we are below.”…
Fishy Work to Do
Floating in the middle of the kitchen, just below eye level, Martin puckered and blinked his bulging eyes. Swirls of water lolled about him, aqueous satellites…
Coagulation
My head was splitting as I slid across the floor reaching for the table. Though it was ancient and had the blood of many spilled on it, it was sturdy. My own…
Dennis the fish
Dennis was a fish. He did fish-type things, went to fish-type places and enjoyed fish-type music. Each day Dennis would look outside his little castle to see…
Fish
A fish watches the gulls flying above the lake. The fish wished it had wings. It wished for wings so much in fact, that one morning it awoke to find that wings…
Watching the Dogs
Though the green light winked at him, Micah did not move. He had not moved all night, nor had he taken the traffic signal’s advice the two previous nights. His…
Mer-made
She gagged - retching as she doubled over, blood-stained vomit pouring out of her over the beach. Shaking, she purged again and again until all that was left…
Under The Sea
“It’s the last thing you’d ever expect to find in a swimming pool,” joked the man from animal control. No one else spoke. The Thomases stood anxiously at the…
Stealth
I waited until it went dark for the night. The plan had sat in the forefront of my mind all week, and today was the day to strike. As soon as the guard killed…
Juggerigeur
*Juggerigeur* The International Clown Encyclopedia, 6th Edition Juggerigeur refers to an obscure juggling tradition from Eastern Europe. Meaning literally…