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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…
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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…
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An Errant Disguise
Dissident minds flow through the yellowed outer crust of the centrifuge exploding into innumerable shards of decay and wallow…
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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…
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Evil Defines the Good

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…
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Against The Sink

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Courage and Captivation

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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
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Purple Fields

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

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

“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….
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FICLET #100!!
“Say three random words,” I tell him.
“Three random words.” He grins. He thinks he’s witty.
“Seriously! Say three random wo…
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Orange Blossoms, Lava Rivers, and Balloons

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)

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

A single sunbeam broke through the clouds. It seemed like the last beautiful thing the man would ever see. The man sighed and…
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To Never See a Star Again.

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

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

Go ahead and laugh, you heartless, cruel…human! How would you like it if your owner’s kids poured honey and black pepper al…
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Touring the Museum
Footsteps progressed silently through the miniature labyrinth hallways. These walkways are numerous, and short. Why do they e…
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Raining Inspiration
She lay with her forehead pressed against the frosty glass, every breath recorded by a little fogged circle, that expanded a…
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Untraditional Traditions

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

“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…