Flash Fiction: The Fire in Song
“Your daughter’s a natural at smithing,” old Bart told Samantha, “Just like her mother.” The girl was barely in her teens, her sweaty read hair glowing in the light of the forge like strands of fire as...
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Flash Fiction: The Bird in the Park
It was the kiss that did it. It was as sweet as a cherry ice on a hot blue summer day, but it finished with the warm burn of cinnamon that made him flush with the promise of mysterious things becoming...
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Flash Fiction: The Tentacled Face in the Wall
The face was horrifying, pressing out of the wall like the wall was made of plastic. It was a face in name only, covered in tentacles arrayed in a crude parody of eyes, nose, and mouth. The tentacles...
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Watching Beauty Sleep
‘Twas one small prick that stole your destiny Entwined your heart in thorns for century Beneath a curse you drifted off to sleep Escaped into a dreamland dark and deep But this enchantment has a simple...
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Fifty Shades of Red Riding Hood
Red Riding Hood and the Wolf – Gustave Doré Don’t stray too far from beaten path Warned parents, ruddy fools But underneath my scarlet cap I lust to break the rules So with my apple basket full Of...
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Catching Feelings
That gaze that lingered heartbeat’s length too long For comfort. Then we turned aside to find A warmth within, a ringing like a song As we in hearts’ disease became entwined My symptoms: racing pulse,...
View ArticleWorld Poetry Day 2016
I was hoping to catch a free coffee today, World Poetry Day, thanks to the “Pay With A Poem” program, but no coffee houses nearby were participating, which lead me to scribble down some angry verses...
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Flash Fiction: What They Leave Behind
Raymond looked down at the pizza and thought, “I will drown my sorrows in carbohydrates. I will lose all thoughts about her in waves of garlic, cheese, dough, and golden brown cheese.” He would have...
View ArticleFlash Fiction: Captain Viridian and the Alternate Reality
Captain Viridian got his cloak around him just in time as the storm of debris crashed over him in an angry, howling wave — a wave made up of the remains of the vehicles that had been stopped on the...
View ArticleHow to be Happy
Deep wisdom I learned this week: Happiness [a slippery word — means different things to different people] in life is mainly dependent on three things: Purpose Having a meaning to your life, a goal you...
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