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...
