A Death in the Family
My Mother once told me that all the stars in the night sky were the dead souls of all the…
Category: Original Lit
Snellen Chart
The patient came to the museum of objects caressed the pieces she could not see. The docent supplied words of…
M, Observed
Inspector M’s funeral went just as he’d expected. His former partner, W, remarked on the irony of the circumstances that…
You Killed Me Before
The apartment was small. The living room connected to the kitchen, and the bedroom was a few paces away. As…
A Walk through Sprawl
My journey starts at an intersection. I stand in a place where the long and wide roads had sliced into…
America in 4013
Is that lava or simply mud dripping from the cheeks of this old woman asking me why this library has…
Meth Free Tennessee
I love you more in Meth Free Tennessee as the night fell rough on the loping hills, rough as the…
No Hero to Emulate
We are outliving ourselves faster than we can resurrect ourselves. We do not have time to wait, but we have…
The NY State of Mind Does Not Brake For Enlightenment
George Carlin had this joke. Take a pad and paper with you every day. Count up to ten. That would…
Childproof Boxes
You argue with me like we’re underwater; If I don’t drown you’ll ask me to try harder. I’m Icarus after…