Hivelings Pt. 5: Orientation
The two chatted amiably during the whole bus ride to the school, and even continued talking on their way inside. Once inside, they stared in awe. The school’s…
Runner Among Clouds
She was running with all her might. Her feet pounding on the Bridge of Clouds. Sweat was running down her back & her breathing was ragged as can be. She knew…
The Adventure of Life.
You are a hero. You are the protagonist in this messed up screenplay. You take on the world knowing (however vaguely) about your situation as a human. You are…
Trickmaster
The haze clears. He remembers why he’s chained to this throne of cobwebs and starlight, why he’s grounded here, at the edge of midnight. Hunger rips at him…
Humans R Us
It had been days since I had gotten pet food. I told myself over and over to stop at the Pet Store but I kept on forgetting. Crap. It wasn’t exactly healthy to…
Overgrown
Nature overtaking the civilized world Like day overtaking night Like a flag being unfurled Draped over the human blight! The cities of yore show their wear The…
Young Gods
“Let’s begin.” The teacher paced before her class, explaining How To Be A God and Proper Creation Of The Universe. They’d already progressed to making their…
What is in Lost Springs, Wyoming?
Imposing buildings, rising up high, almost blocking out any indication of a sky... It is my first visit to a city, and I’m thirty, not a young man by a long…
A Mother and Her Children
I always thought Mother Earth would end the same way she began: with a big bang. But now I realize, she will go out with dignity. Or with as much dignity as…