Little Demon, or Old Man Downstairs
230 AM The cat is screaming. Attention. Wet food. Brush me. Pray he goes to sleep. 430 AM The cat keeps screaming. It echoes in the hallway. Master waits for pets. 530 AM He knows we’re awake. He wants...
View ArticleTeam Leading Sucks: A Tale of Vampire Hunters and Writing Groups
The first time I had to lead anyone in a group setting, I knew immediately that I had a lot to learn. I didn’t want to lead a group. I didn’t want to form a new group our of thin air. I wanted there to...
View ArticleSometimes, it still hurts.
How do you talk about something so personal? What do you say to people who ask? What do you say when you don’t want anyone to know, Just so that they won’t try to comfort you? What do you do when the...
View ArticleI’m With Generation Z
Every middle-aged adult around me loves to wax poetic about their childhood. John Green once said, however, that nostalgia is inevitably a yearning for a past that never existed. I’d have to agree...
View ArticleMultifaceted: 3
Who are you, child? What do you want from the world? . . . Why don’t you take it? Plants overgrown Vines in your hair Creaking trees with a house in the canopy Come to me, my animal friends Be one with...
View Articleto the wind
screaming children play firecrackers all ablaze hey, who needs caution? — For more like this, join my newsletter:
View Articleeasy wins
Tired of eating fruit and nuts. Flour taunts me. Cornbread for snacking. — For more like this, join my newsletter:
View ArticleThe Magic that Binds Us Part 1
When Councilwoman Claret Adley runs into an old flame, she wants to believe her childhood sweetheart has outgrown his rebellious ways. The closer she gets to him, though, the more she’s forced to...
View ArticlePermission to Breathe
new smells new light changesgo back, but no memoriesI am not the same (Author’s note:I should not be herefear of missing out is realI struggle to away tired and worn outnothing good can comerest. Let...
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