“You can be so annoying.” She slammed her brush down on the vanity, jars of lotion and power bouncing from the repercussion. “All I wanted to do was spend a quiet evening together, take in a nice comedy. But, no! You have to turn it into an ordeal every time.” He leaned against the door … Continue reading Movie night
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Quarters and BVDs
After digging through a basket of clean clothes lurking behind the living room couch, he balanced precariously on one foot while he put on a pair of basketball shorts. His black boxer briefs exposed a significant amount of butt cleavage where they slid down his backside after he pulled off the jeans he wore earlier … Continue reading Quarters and BVDs
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
Sandman bags weigh heavy on my lids, as they slowly droop closed. Airy dreams fill my head with beautiful wishes. The imbalance rocks my wooden shoe, throwing me overboard into a crystal river. Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe--- Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea … Continue reading Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
To die for
“You must think me a grotesque animal.” I could make out the glow of his eyes beneath his cowl. His voice set my skin humming, though I feared the creature concealed inside his cassock. “I don’t know what to think.” Stepping closer, I held out my hand, as if to touch his chest, only for him … Continue reading To die for
Sept. 2053
I stepped through thick scrub into a silence so profound, I worried that I miscalculated the jump and landed in an in-between time. These were the right ruins, where were the ghosts?
End of the rainbow
August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time." ~ Sylvia Plath Days shorten, leaching lingering heat from warm stones. Sunlight, tired from its long, hot work, Lies down, fat and sleepy, yearning to hibernate. Trees shed their shimmering emerald mantle Donning rich russets and … Continue reading End of the rainbow





