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  • The heart is a reliable organ

    His breath hung in the air like smoke, its weight minimal. Almost transparent. In an instant it was gone. He smiled at her an…

  • Waste not, Want not

    Mana from Heaven it was, almost literally.

    We woke one day to a strange rain, flaming meteorites the size of cars streaking…

  • An Errant Disguise

    Dissident minds flow through the yellowed outer crust of the centrifuge exploding into innumerable shards of decay and wallow…

  • Of Hot Pockets and Unnecessary Police Reports

    “Oh my God, Kelsi! It was not that bad! You need to get over it.” I look at her, eyes rolled towards the heavens, and sigh. S…

  • Evil Defines the Good Inspired by text

    It wasn’t the whistle of wind past twigs or the soft grind of wet snow that haunted the Mossman’s leafy ears, but the Crows v…

  • Against The Sink Mature Inspired by text

  • Courage and Captivation Mature Inspired by text

  • How Like Lonliness

    we rode the Ferris wheel all the way to the top,
    where we got stuck miles
    (it seemed)
    from the firm certainty of the ground
    a…

  • Purple Fields Inspired by a photo

    It was easy to feel small while laying in the tall grass. The purple daisies swayed in the light breeze, tall as trees above …

  • Recognition of Power Inspired by text

    She awoke with a start, flashes of the strange dreams still echoing in her head. Seeking, searching, probing, twisting, the r…

  • As the Ocean Rises (The Sun is Fading)

    There was a spot on the edge of the old boardwalk that was so warn down that it was clearly indented; a single giant thumbpri…

  • Hello, Subconscious Inspired by a photo

    “Winter or summer?” he asked.

    It was a game we played when we were driving together in his car, and either-or kind of thing….

  • FICLET #100!!

    “Say three random words,” I tell him.

    “Three random words.” He grins. He thinks he’s witty.

    “Seriously! Say three random wo…

  • Orange Blossoms, Lava Rivers, and Balloons Inspired by a photo

    Dalia the little girl giant clutched the group of multi-colored
    balloons and smiled, delighting in her surroundings. Below he…

  • Said the Poet, to Herself (a poem) Inspired by a photo

    Reach out and above; go
    beyond and deep
    inside; stretch and reflect.
    Expand and expound. Write
    to old friends, lest they feel…

  • The Chateau Inspired by a photo

    A single sunbeam broke through the clouds. It seemed like the last beautiful thing the man would ever see. The man sighed and…

  • To Never See a Star Again. Inspired by text

    She. Hung. Up. On. Me.
    This hit me hard, and I had the sudden wish to be my wind-stolen umbrella. To be anywhere but here. Wh…

  • The Lake Inspired by a photo

    Almost every day
    I sit by the lake
    and remind myself
    why I’ve moved here….
    And then I feel the breeze,
    And then I see the …

  • You have been warned Inspired by a photo

    Go ahead and laugh, you heartless, cruel…human! How would you like it if your owner’s kids poured honey and black pepper al…

  • Touring the Museum

    Footsteps progressed silently through the miniature labyrinth hallways. These walkways are numerous, and short. Why do they e…

  • Raining Inspiration

    She lay with her forehead pressed against the frosty glass, every breath recorded by a little fogged circle, that expanded a…

  • Untraditional Traditions Inspired by a photo

    I am an outcast, labled a dreamer by the Family. I walk along the Nine Dragons Screen dragging my left hand across the forms …

  • The Final Holder Inspired by text

    “This final holder,” Jeffery saw a look on the man’s face he had never seen before. It was a mixture of horror, anger, and re…