I recognized his eyes as soon as he walked through the door. I froze. I couldn’t do this right now. Last time I saw him, he tried to kill me. I couldn’t remember the reason, but I certainly hadn’t deserved it. Presently, I was in the middle of a job and didn’t have time to waste on this centuries-old distraction. Maybe he wouldn’t see me, or if he did, maybe he wouldn’t recognize me.

He had a new...

With tears in my eyes,

And face looking pale,

With tears in my clothes,

I tear down the trail.

By a sniff and a snarl,

I was torn from my dreaming,

And my terrified scream,

Tore through the evening.

Now these tears skew my view,

As I tear along blindly.

Just a teary-eyed fool,

With a bear close behind me....

Reaching

Stretching to find

Wandering here and there

I panic. I cry. There is no

Wifi...

In the beginning, we might take chances but then forget them.

In the prime, we might take chances but won’t regret them.

In the twilight, we regret all the bad choices we make.

In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take....

My dad told me not to spend more than a few seconds looking at myself in the mirror, because “That’s still more time than anyone is going to spend looking at you.”

He wasn’t trying to be mean; he was trying to give me perspective. Still, even with such great advice, I used to find myself staring into the mirror for long periods of time. Not looking for pimples, or hairs out of place, but just won...

Amazingly Beautiful,

Colorful Digital Experience,

Firmly Gripped Here,

I Just Keep Looking,

Monitoring News,

Opining, Posting Quips,

Reviewing, Swiping, Tapping.

Understandably Viral.

Why?

XP Yearning Zombie.

Absorbing, Binge-watching,

Chatting, Downloading, Emailing,

Following, Gaming, Hashtagging,

I Just Keep Liking,

Mentioning, Noting,

Ordering Products Quickly.

Ringing, Subscribing To

...

Start the morning right, win the day, yep I can’t lose!

But really, I should think first, pace myself, SNOOZE.

The early bird’s the one who gets the worm, yep they choose!

But there are always worms left later on too, SNOOZE.

Got to earn because I need a new pair of shoes!

But who needs shoes when working remotely? SNOOZE.

The best part of the day is the nine minutes I use,

Trying to catch a few l...

Elton shivered as he thought of what would happen to him if he was discovered. His parents had warned him of the dangers of sneaking out his bedroom window at night, especially around Halloween, and now, as he crouched in the shadows, their voices echoed in his mind.

It had been the soft glow of white light in the darkness outside his window that caught his eye as he made his way to bed, and lure...

I heard the music before I woke up. In my dream, I was in a club on the corner of the stage ready to jump. I leapt toward the crowd in an attempt to stage dive. The crowd looked ready for me, hands in the air, but then slowly moved away. I hung in the air until there was no one under me, and then fell toward the solid wood floor. I lurched awake.

The music didn’t stop when I woke up. It kept on, ...

The Fox, Jackal, and Wolf one day

Joined the Lion to hunt for prey.

They knew the King would help them slay

A feast for them all to partake.

Along the path they saw the Deer.

The Deer saw them and ran in fear.

The pack gave chase with roar and jeer.

In the end, Deer’s life they did take.

The Lion spoke with airs of royals,

Quarter this deer before it spoils,

And give a quarter for my toils,

And...