My journal of big words and pretty pictures
The story so far... The ambient stench was stomach-churning. Lifting his jacket, Quentin smelled under his arm. The fetor wasn’t from him, despite his early stage of decomposition. Pushing aside the soiled sheet of cardboard that covered him, Quentin, stood and stretched. The smell was coming from all the unwashed bodies dwelling in a small tent … Continue reading The doctor is in
The door squeaked noisily when Gladys tried to turn the knob. She made a mental note to mention it sticking to her husband, Oliver. He’d want to take the door off its hinges and plane the edges, and maybe the jamb too. Reconsidering, she thought a new can of WD-40 from Carter’s Hardware would probably … Continue reading Snooze button
“It’s tradition.” “I know.” This was an overdue talk, but one I still didn’t want to have. “All I’m saying is maybe you could change it up a bit.” “Your grandmother passed it to me, and her mother passed it to her.” My mother refused to look at me, instead she focused on folding the … Continue reading Holiday tradition
Angela was kicking herself for saying, “Yes.” The hottest boy at Cannon High, Reese Greene, had asked her to senior prom. He caught her at the Hall C lockers between Science Lab and American Lit. First she looked around for members of his posse. Maybe one of them was capturing this potentially humiliating moment for a … Continue reading Hunk’a, hunk’a, burnin’ love
Standing at the mouth of the cave, rays of the morning sun shining over my shoulder barely reach into the gaping abyss. A black so deep no light penetrates the confines of rock and mystery. My stomach churns with frenzied butterflies at the thought of delving into the unknown. I call out a string of … Continue reading Spelunking
She sat on his work stool in the garage, the one with the torn seat cover. Parked in front of an industrial fan, the sweat that ran down her chest and into her bra quickly evaporated. Her wet ball cap was discarded on the concrete floor, along with her well-worn work gloves. Little drops of … Continue reading Hot flashes
Thin spiral notebook 