jinn's Stories

DaD (a sequel)

2008-10-05T19:14:51Z

You would have to have known my dad, he was number four of seven children. He was born in Lake Charles Louisiana. My dad worked hard all of his life. He was a military man, a SSFC , he retired after 26 years.

When I was growing up in the 50s and 60s, a dollar would buy your lunch. The old mom&pop stores would slice bologna, 5cts a slic, same for cheese, the hostess cupcakes were 25cts, a big bag of lays potato chips were 10cts and, an RC Cola, was 25cts.

On the day of the story, I needed one more quarter to make my dollar. When my dad asked me did I know what he did when he was my age to get a quarter, I didn’t know, but I knew it was going to be something extraordinary and, it was lol..

DaD

2008-10-05T18:58:41Z

Here is a story my dad told me once:

When I was your age (about 9), I worked for a living, I laid telephone poles in the ground, I worked 14 hours a day, I had to hold the pole up with one hand while I ate lunch, know how much I made, 25 cts a week. I lived 25 miles from school, I walked everyday, uphill both ways, through the snow, barefoot. I didn’t have a belt to hold up my trousers, I used an old light cord, I had to get up before the sun, I fed the chickens, milked the cows, slopped the hogs and plowed the lower 47 acres, after that I had breakfast and, not that fancy stuff you have, I had bacon grease and a biscuit. We churned our own butter and homogenized our own milk.

I’d asked my dad for a quarter. After that story, I told him he got screwed, he didn’t punish me, cause he knew that story was too much. We still laugh about it to this day.

E.J. Batchan
6/22/1922 – 12/6/2003
I MISS YOU DAD

Backtrack

2008-10-02T21:40:25Z

We had been told that if we left our car we would be destined to roam forever, we had a pretty good laugh about that. That was silly, “roam forever” all you had to do was backtrack. The Lake had been so inviting and, it was right off the road.. No way we could get lost.
How many times had we passed that little shack? How many times had we passed that big oak? Why doesn’t the cell work? Where is the car? Where is the road? Where is the lake? The sun is starting to set, we are going to sleep in the little shack we have passed for the tenth time. Things will look different in the morning.
How many times have we passed the big oak? How many times have we passed the little shack? Why doesn’t the cell work? Where is the car? Where is the road? Where is the lake?
There is the little shack, we look at each other as we prepare to sleep, things will look different in the morning..

I Descend

2008-10-01T21:10:24Z

Descent, down, so fast, so far down. The soul came to me and warned me about the book. There was no listening, not for me. I was drunk on the power, I was breathing in the hypnotic effects of murder, they had wronged me and I didn’t mind that I had blood on my hands. I watched them all, each one meet his or her doom. The car accident, the empty elevator shaft, the falling pane of glass. It gave me chills, it made me giddy, I saw the fear in their eyes when I passed by, divine pleasure. They knew I was doing it but, they couldn’t prove it.
The soft down of wings touched my face, it sent a shock through my system, she warned,, “If you don’t cease your rampage, you will lose your soul.” I didn’t care about that.
Now I do, the torment, the pain and twisting inside me. Everything is dark, I see no light not of bulb nor sun. I begged please, the horned creature bared its fangs and laughed breathing sulpher in my face. Here I am, no way back, just my descent into the abyss. My prayer blistered my lips. Amen!

Breathe

2008-10-01T04:19:20Z

I turn my face to the wind
is this the way you ride
imagination runs away with me
you rest deep inside

Nothing I can do
nothing I can say
my longing for you
so profound
from this I will not sway

But still I need to breathe
from a love that smothers me
from a heart that breaks
from eyes that will not see

You give me hope
then you snatch it away
I take in the defeat
but here is another day

Another day to breathe
another day to hope
another tear that falls
I’m at the end of my rope

I need to exorcise you
from within my heart
I need to breathe
to take this love apart

Disband it
burn it
cleanse it with the fire
but no I can’t
you are my hearts desire

You’re my reason for life
my reason to survive
you’re my pumping heart
the reason I’m alive

So, my love I will wait
I’ve nothing else to do
flare my nostrils
open my mouth
breathe in my love for you

Soft Velvety Darkness

2008-09-21T09:05:41Z

It was like velvet, so soft. I didn’t see. Instead, I sensed, perceiving, tasting, smelling. I could not move but, I was not in any discomfort. Something I was trying to remember, oh yes, how did I get to this state of being?

My mind filled with thought, nothing that made sense. There was an urgency. I needed something. I couldn’t remember.

Inside the darkness I started to hurt. Not definable, just a throb. A deep pounding, churning in my insides. I needed something!

I pushed myself to think, the thoughts made my head feel heavy. A man was there, his eyes were like ebony, the light played in them and they mesmerized.

Had I loved him? No, still my need for him was great, I burned to touch him, he held me, he kissed me, he stared at me. I was afraid, why? And then, a memory. I knew what had happened.

It made me angry, why had he done this. That urgent feeling, that memory, that realization made me queasy, I needed to get out!

I was surrounded by velvet, the soft dark velvet, of my casket..

Occupational Hazzard

2008-08-24T00:00:26Z

What the hell was this! This wasn’t right, he should have been on his way home right this minute, he should be with Lisa.. ahhh dammit, she was going to be so pissed.. she was cooking his favorite, meatloaf, full of bell peppers.
Thinking about the meatloaf made him realize blood was pouring from his belly, the next shot hit him in the upper chest.. stupid son-of-a-bitch, why didn’t he just shoot him in the head. His shots caused pain, yes it did, not enough to make him lose his grip on the 357.
The man looked surprised when the bullet hit him, the second, he handled with style.
Crumbling to the floor, life ebbed from both.. what had he done, all of his jobs were perfect, he exhaled and blood sprayed from his lips. The last job, nothing wrong, except, he had left one person alive. It had been an infant for crying out loud! He hated this job, if he had been faster, changed his occupation.. too late now. His head fell back he focussed on the ceiling, one thing, the bastard went with him.. job complete!

In an Instant

2008-08-19T23:14:17Z

Brian leaned over and kissed me, he jumped to his feet and headed down the hill for a surprise he’d left in the car, I laughed, I loved surprises.

It started as a point of light hovering over the horizon, there was no time to think about it, suddenly the night sky went red, I looked down the hill at Brian, his eyes fixed on mine.
I saw his last moments. The car flattened like a can, glass flew, he didn’t have time to shield himself.. in the distance light poured over the city, starting red, growing in intensity it became brighter and brighter, until it was white. I heard explosions, the buzzing of electricity around me caused my hair to stand.
Brian dropped to the ground, collapsed, folded, white heat covered him. The clothes fell from my body.. my skin bubbled, flames surrounded me..I was going to die..it was our final act of stupidity, our final act of anger, our final road, that led to destruction.
The elements were white hot, it was an instant, a blink of an eye.
We were gone, life was gone.

The Crying Angel

2008-08-19T22:54:46Z

It had been brutal, So many hurled down through the clouds. So many that had decided to stand on the wrong side. She remembered trying to reason with them, but they were no longer light, they were dark spirits, part of the Dragons family.

She looked down at her hands. They were covered with burns, it didn’t hurt afterall, the burns were from the powers she possessed. She guessed it was better than being stained with blood, [they didn’t bleed].

This had been coming for a time, they all knew and expected it. They were told that there was to be no mercy shown, there had never been mercy shown to them.

She breathed in the pungent smell of sulpher, the sweet but sorrowful smell of victory. Only sorrowful because it was not good to kill. This had been necessary, required, this had fulfilled the prophecy.

She retracted her wings and sat on the rim of the precipice between heaven and earth. They had fallen earlier and already there was chaos. Her tears fell to the Earth into the sea.

Gods Greater Luminary

2008-03-07T01:58:31Z

My shawl around my shoulders, my books under my arm, I headed for the largest tree I could find.
I sat there reading one of my books, wrapped in the shawl, I saw it, a finger, it reached up and everything around it took light. Then another and the sky blazed, the fingers reached out to the tree, it was surrounded by the blaze. I had to feel it, it was inviting. I moved from the shade into the light.
So warm, I looked up and threw my head back, the ball of light climbed higher. I left the circle moving into the light.It felt good. I dropped my shawl dancing in the light.
I realized what I smelled..the smoke coming from me. I burned, smoldered, blazed, I smiled as the big ball, Gods Greater Luminary, the Sun, welcomed me into it’s arms.

Afterthought

It had been hard explaining to the little ones why they couldn’t go outside, even though they had read the Vampires survival guide, the example of Sireena, sad though it was, gave them a visual, an understanding, no manual ever could..

Happy Birthday John

2008-02-11T19:36:16Z

Darkness surrounds me. It is warm, I am comfortable. I hear something. The sounds I hear are muffled. I can’t make out what they are talking about, they keep saying something about a boy, what boy? It’s a man speaking..oh wait, a lady too. I keep listening trying to discern what has happened.. well what ever it is, they seem to be happy about it.
What is going on? Someone is moaning and crying.. That man I heard before, he is talking too and others…I can hear other sounds, like metal, beeps and water? Something is wrong, I am starting to cool, I am getting cold..I’m being squeezed. I don’t like this, I don’t like it at all..
It’s bright, too bright and I am cold, I open my mouth and let out a squeal, and it seems I can’t stop but then, I hear the lady and the man..The mans’ voice is deep and makes me feel protected, but the lady, she soothes me, and lulls me to sleep, before I go I hear..”happy birthday John..my precious little boy.”

I don't wish you bad luck!

2008-01-12T23:59:41Z

So many things have crossed my mind. My one question, why did you let it go on for this long? I lay that at your feet.
Greedy and inflated ego, you let curiosity get the best of you. So it is fine for you to open me up and devour my heart. How did it taste? Was it sweet on your tongue?
I tell you this, somewhat of a promise, you will get someone that will treat you the way you deserve.
What? Why am I wishing you bad luck? I don’t wish you bad luck, I made a prediction, I stated a fact, one thing, if you have only treated people well, then what’s to worry about?
So go along now, don’t look so worried, I will never ever hate you, and why does that bother you? Why do you care?
Hmmm I need to get on my way now, got lots of healing to do, got to find something to take my mind away from…you!
KISSSSSS to you!

Fight of the Kings

2007-11-01T20:42:38Z

His shield and armor laden with gold, the sword of the gods… Excalibur.. on his side. His lance more than twenty feet long.. On his chest..The crest of the Lions Pride.
There was to be a battle, that could only be fought by a king..
It would decide a fate and who would wear the ring..
The dragon raised his head and unfurled his mighty wings.. there would be a settling tonight, between the two brave kings… The dragon flew across the sky, a magnificent beast. opening his mouth his dragon breath, released.
Excalibur drawn from it’s scabbard, was true and found its’ mark… light from the ruby eyes started to go dark…the mighty beast lay at his feet.. he reached out and touched a wing.. For he knew within his heart… this had been the rightful king…

Fire

2007-11-01T20:13:36Z

Smiling, laughing, dancing, throwing shadows against the wall. He gave this gift to us… playful little thing, until it grows, generating energy, running rampant, hungry consuming everything in sight. Once it starts, it must finish the path, run the full course.. and then return to it’s playful self, smiling, laughing, dancing.. Cleansing in its’ destruction.. shadows against the wall, the gift He gave, warm and beautiful, destructive but, beneficial to us all.

The Ball

2007-11-01T02:32:35Z

Hmm..thought this was supposed to be classy.. Look at the gowns these women were wearing, they looked like burlap bags. I could have over looked those maybe but then there was the hair. The proper style would have been a chignon. These days people didn’t care about proper.
I am out done, paper plates, styrofoam cups, plastic spoons and forks, that wasn’t wine.. it tasted like punch…I called one of the waiters over and asked him what was going on,, he told me to sit down and shut up, I complained rather loudly which was out of character for me, but he didn’t talk to me that way.. I told him to call the maitre’d.
That did not go well at all, that man hadn’t known anything. I’d tried to explain the way they were doing things was all wrong. Obviously he hadn’t even known the basic etiquette, nothing about running a hotel..And how did they try to excuse it? By saying that the hotel (Bayside Shore) was a mental institution. And soon as they untie me, I am going to complain.