The Ascension of Mister Toad
Red skin glistening in the early morning light, the toad sat amongst the detritus of the suburban greenbelt. Other smaller toads hopped this way and that…
Finest.
He climbed higher and higher, and his grip was so tight on the rope it burned his hands. He didn’t dare look down towards his feet that stood upon rocks. Rocks…
Satisfaction
“You look like a little girl.” That was the best compliment I had received in a very long time. The dark wash jeans and ruffled sweater I was wearing could…
The Last Happy Thoughts of Nikolai Vatutin, Hero of the USSR
Nikolai Vatutin lay underneath the overturned car, bleeding heavily from a stomach wound. His bulldog-like face clenched in pain as he realized the extent of…
More Then Who I Am
alone in the dark. circled by a shark. anxious eyes. suspect vicious lies. tell me you love me and I’ll hope beyond reason. that your love isn’t just in…