Desperate Times

I’m more afraid of what I’m going to saythan the kid strapped in the roller coasterwho at moment one just wants to run away.There are empty patches out here left forgottenjust to be a piece of land you see when drivingthrough a different part of town.Dying cows with nothing on their mindsstand there like statues […]

Duration

Waking up angry at nothing but the lackof dreams and something to look forward to.This place is always new because it has to bein order to survive, shadows move pastmy window on their way down from the second floorto heavy doors on dying cars that sound likeanimals in pain when they are brought to lifewith […]

White Rabbit

Newly married artists had some money finallyafter a wealthy client purchased bits of work.She had always wanted a dog and he wantedher to be happy so they went to the shelter to spreadtheir good fortune around.The place was kept together but still when walkingthe hallways there was a layer of grime over everythingincluding the dogs. […]

Grins

A wall of vague stone faces haunted a smalltown in northern Maine and no one evertalked about it even as they passed itin the night. The high school kidswould drink there on Halloween or dayswhen they were bored late in the summer.She was a drummer and she would hit the kitfor hours in her padded […]

Source

There’s a crack that spreads through milesof road over hills and under overpassessmiling at the sky with all its vastness.Insects crawl in and out of it with kickinglegs so small you barely see them.It’s something easy to forget aboutwhen you’re driving with a destinationnothing could get out of if you tried. Pedestrians hold up signs […]

Washer

A dishwasher worked away just like anyother day at an endless pile of dishesthat had to be done, and he couldn’t go homeuntil he finally finished them all.The mist spread out to every wall and creepedalong the two way mirror that hoveredin between him and the office.The extra weight of endless hours in the gapsof […]

Outward

He couldn’t believe that his single bedroomwindow was unlocked and using the classictechnique of tying his sheets togetherhe repelled down the side of the buildingto make his escape. They were all thereas a way to make them stop with all theirwasted time on video games they couldn’thelp but play, but really they were countingall the […]

Phases

I drive by houses when I’m back near places I used to live and for a second it starts to feel like I have gone back to that era of my life. The days are long out here and I know the only way to shorten them is to take all of those pictures off […]

Days Without Incident

She broke it off with him before his late night shift at the plant where he unhooked the slaughtered pigs from the conveyor belt where they swung as they descended from the upper floors to him. He never felt the need to focus since the task he had before him was as simple as a […]

Pedestal

It’s time now, I am breaking down the pedestal I put you on for so long all against my better judgment. You’ve always surpassed expectations unlike me who just held back to save my time and keep the prying eyes away. I’ll still hold on to certain days when I think back to when we […]