My journal of big words and pretty pictures
I felt the locomotive before I heard it. Leaning against the greasy pylons, I was awash in the rumbling as it rode along the steel rails, and cascaded down over the wooden scaffold. It was a rhythmic thundering that resonated deep in my bones. This was the timbre of my childhood. Escaping along the trestle … Continue reading Lonesome whistle
It was years since I'd been here. Walking among the weathered stones, I realized I was lost. None of the names were familiar, when once I could recited them like a favorite nursery rhyme. At the end of the north side, I finally found the kneeling angel facing the Woodmen totem. Turning to the east, … Continue reading Contractual obligations
He hung in tatters above her, wielding guilt like a weapon. Twisting the blade a cruel turn, he accused her of terrible betrayals. He flung her love across the room, demanding she confess her infidelities and deceptions. The more she struggled to convince him of her devotion, the more fiercely he denied it. Tearing at … Continue reading Passion flower
White-knuckled where she gripped the steering wheel, Shelby hadn't slowed down since leaving the mountain cabin. Afraid to check her rearview mirror, she imagined the wraiths' icy fingers reaching for her. The hairs on the back of her neck bristling with dread that they were hunting her. The further from the foggy summit she drove, … Continue reading Escape route
Then there was nothing. No light, no sound, only an unimaginable emptiness and unbearable loneliness. Trapped in this black hole hell, I am blind and disoriented. I can no longer feel my Sisters near me. I know they are here, that woman damned us all with her wretched curse. There is no up, no down. … Continue reading The nothingness
"What are you doing here?" Cora's voice was weak and raspy from disuse. She had lain dormant for so long, that waking to the demon fog was confusing. Contained them before entering her suspension, Cora defeated the fog once. They shouldn't be there haunting her house, she shouldn't be there haunting her house either. The … Continue reading Haunting
Thin spiral notebook 