One evening a goose arrives on your porch. He tells you his name is Frank and he must come in.

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Frank was dressed impeccably; suit jack, vest, and pocket square. A thin chain ran from his pocket up to the monocle at his left eye. He ruffled his tail feathers and pointedly asked, “so are you going to let me in or what?”

I was still stunned. How does one react to a talking goose showin...

A girl walks across a frozen lake in hopes of finding something or someone. The icy winds keep her head tucked tight to her shoulders. Her hat is pulled low, almost over her eyes.

_They’ve got to be out here, _she thought_, I can hear their hums at night from my bedroom._

She moved slowly and steadily but confidently, something had a tight hold of her. Under an intense moon, the ice crystals s...

The children, previously reveling in their joy, came bounding down the slide that extends off the bouncy house, screaming. That’s what usually happened. I assisted their safe and timely exit as I had been instructed many times to do.

_Is that all of them, I thought, someone’s gotta go in and check. Shit. _

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When the flow of children ceased, I was soon inside the beautiful castle, adorned with ...

He climbs out of bed, doesn’t bother to change, walks downstairs to kick _all_ of their tails, and then returns to bed.

_*sigh, deep breath, sniffle, yawn*_

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“What was going on down there, dear?” she asks without rolling over. He sits at the edge of the bed in a daze, half awake.

_*sniffle*_

He kicks off his slippers and slips back underneath the covers next to her. “Billy was picking on ...

The sun breached the horizon as I took stock of what supplies were left. _Three bottles of water, four cans of food, two spoons, a packet of matches, a flash light, three D batteries, a swiss army knife with one broken feature, and an old baseball bat. _Everything fit nicely inside my backpack snuggled up against the sole blanket I had, with the exception of the bat which I preferred to keep handy...

I salt my mashed potatoes like grandpa, heavy handed and fearless.

That’s what my mother once told me.

She said that I’ve got her brothers laugh, too, wicked and sincere.

On some days it feels like my apple dropped straight down from its birthplace in the branches.

Landing neatly amongst its peers.

On others it feels like it rolled downhill and got kicked across the street.

What do you thin...

_It’s hard to be inconspicuous when you’re hanging upside down, but so far I have been careful to only leave the belfry just before the bell tolls and so far no one has noticed me. _

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_The few occasions I haven’t made my exit in time the vibrations have rattled my teeth and it became difficult to adequately bite down. The days that followed I would grow weak and transformation and flight would b...

“Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh! SHIT!” she shouted.

Lily paced back and forth along the empty wall. She was jittery, chewing at her nail beds. Her eyes darted around the room.

Ronan was sprawled out on the floor, as if sunbathing on a beautiful morning. “Are you always like this?” He rolled his head to look over at Lily, now squatting against the far wall.

“How long do you think we have?” Her nerves we...

You entered the shoppe and purchased me

A purchase made with intent and zeal

You brought me home and showed me off

But to this day you have not broken my seal

I sit at home and spend my time alone waiting for the day

That the lights come on and I feel the warmth of your palm as you begin to knead my clay

I would be anything for you, I am a blank slate you see and the limits are endless with me

S...

He’s always late and I knew 8 meant 8:15, it always had but for some reason I knew this time was different. 8:20 had already come and gone with not even a text. I had to move and it had to be now.

‘Where the *fuck* did he always tell me to go?’

Go bag. Feed the cat. Get the hell out.

My chest tightened and my arm twitched. I downed the front steps of our apartment, my hands so deep in my jack...