Burn Enough

A couple lived above the bar, but she was far off lost in distant sights. When they fought there would be dust that fell from the ceiling and sometimes even the lights would flicker slightly. She would wear her night gown in front of all the patrons to make him jealous as a consolation prize. […]

Pillars

A man and woman forage for food in a forest meant for bigger things. The colossal trees like pillars for the sky. Reaching into knot holes they pull squirrels out that they slam against the rocks. He carved her a squirrel out of wood as symbol of her infinite ferocity. The vines around them brushed […]

Pantheon

A family lost on either side sits apart and looks away at whatever they use to distract themselves on a boring day. The mother stares at color samples and holds them up against the wall. She wants the feel of something new spread out around her. The father reads a book on war the cover […]

Socket

I can’t see where the jokes end and the mockery begins. I always wanted to believe the best was possible. People moved like divers at the bottom of the sea pushing against the pressure in spite of all the dark. The grocery store became a collection of specimens to harvest, and the arcade in the […]

What’s Been Done

I’m afraid of what’s been done to all the others in the past. They’ve tried their best to keep me clear on all the stories. Burning the last tree on the hillside, a vulture watches closely how the flames spread up the bark and to the leaves. I’m taken back to where I am lost […]

Certified

A packed mind is like a rotting orange crawled over by endless ants that are drawn forth from the dirt like living oil. The black tree branches in the sun drink in all the heat, and the girls paint their eyes to match the dark presented there with true devotion. Irritated skin shifts and bursts […]

Barrier

Compact in the hand, sights like an arrow through the eye. The radio announcer just rambles on about the traffic and how the shitty block party with bad food at the end of the week will somehow make up for all the wasted hours. She waits by the stairs nodding her head with the music […]