One Wrong Turn
To see the face of a stranger — OneWrong turnLostAloneBlack asphaltBrokenTorn awayUnder his feet Stirred awakeGrey ashen dustScatters with each stepOff to the rightIn dim…
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Eulogy for a Jacket
Because they say fashion is dead You don’t see jackets like this every day, especially not in this modern era. Now it’s all about fast…
It’s Night Inside
It’s night inside my mind like it always is. Those friends never come at night, we were all just kids. It’s night inside my heart,…
Empty
My eyes ache. My chest heavy. Standing outside myself, I just feel empty. My fire is out. It’s cold inside. Alone in the darkness. No…
From the Ball’s Point of View
The chest of toys was a little town around them, if one can imagine a town without houses and in perpetual dusk. For the spinning-top…
Passing On
It was her voice that cracked and shattered and splat on the ground like eggs from her hand. It was her nose that ran and…
Murderer Among Us
The mind can be a beautiful thing. Full of creativity and purpose. Some people seem blessed with optimism while the rest of us…
The Wild Geese – Origin
I had done my research. Lord Atton was visiting The Wild Geese this weekend and he wasn’t supposed to be back for at least half…
Ivory
Cold fingers on ivory keys. His mother had once known how to play. Just as this, at one point, had been a home: four walls,…
Into My Shadow: Dark Beginnings
Content Notes: swearing, non-graphic torture. Another lightning spell ripped through him, forcing Dira to tense and thrash uncontrollably in his narrow cage. Wooden bars all…
