§ why is a raven like a writing desk?
This is the last photo I have from when we were still (I daren’t say it) - You and me, cosy in the frame, the lights dim and picture blurry like a memory. Eyes…
Summer Hair = Forever Young
He was sweating on top of her. This game of hers wasn’t his idea, but he would do anything to please her. “Right there,” she guided him with motions. Clueless…
Search Results
Glancing over profiles, searching through search results; That one person catches your eyes. You message them, and they message you back less than 2 minutes…
Watching Me, Watching You
Standing in my face with all the temptation in the world. Keep brushing against my backside as you walk by. Making sure that I know that you are there…
Foolish
I never had to call and tell her I was on my way, or that I had reached the parking lot. I just walked up to the door and knocked, and she would answer. She…
Common Denominator
He was baked. It wasn’t surprising at a party like this. Spicy chips, hard liquor, and a variety of things to smoke were the entertainment as the men made…
Games, Games, or the Rat
The diminutive brunette glared and Henry, “Just because our drunk friends are hooking up, does not mean you’re getting lucky.” Giggles came from the back room…
Such Is the Set Up
Rules are for playing games. Real life is lawless-- Selfishness breeds Corruption While society bleeds.
Cemetery Surprises
A giggle erupted from behind me. I turned expecting exactly what I saw- nothing. Mary delighted in hiding from me, proving that the graveyard was hers and…
Marketing
“Seriously, why does it have to be snakes?” Daniel swept a hand above the home-made board in an excessively grand gesture. “Why?” “So that you can slide down…
Dare
“Dare,” Celia said for the fifth time this evening. She had never been brave. Instead of taking what she wanted, which tended to have the side effect of people…
Prep Red, 1975
I don’t remember my first day of school. I know lots of kids cry at the prospect of being away from their mother for the first time, or maybe the thought that…
Wakeman's Strategy
The hall was quiet save for the gentle squeaks and creaks of the chairs as the audience leaned forward, studying both of the players, the board, and the large…
Game Over
He walks into the room, Peels away his metallic clothes. He puts his blade onto the table, Unhooked his Ctrl badge, He shifted his num lock to safe mode &…
In A Hurry To Stay Young
In his dreams he pushes back. He is eleven years old. His world has changed so much, his understanding of his place within it crumbling away. A few weeks ago…
Void
Losing is always tough; I should know, as I am the archetype of the un-win. My pedigree is finite, my refinement impressive – indeed, I am the eternal…
Bonus Level
As a man walked down one of the many halls of his Alma Mater, the world seemed to have gone silent, if only for a moment. All that could be heard were the…
Mind Games
“Listen to me, get on the train.” He said in a nervous tone. “No, i’m not leaving you.” she replied, tears streaking her face. “Take the kids, get on the train…