Tangled Moth
Music had no effect as I watched the moth twist, struggle to free itself from the tangled sheer curtains as they wafted in the glow of...
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- Jul 8
- 1 min
Sour Tears
Josef walked the orchard rows alone past the lemons, ripe as yellow suns, as the morning clouds hung low, exhausted from their rainy...
- Jun 24
- 1 min
Water, Love
I am the tree in the black and white photo reaching, leaning, straining sideways in the desert toward an unseen source of water, love. I...
- Jun 8
- 1 min
The Foretelling of Fish
Madison knelt at the edge of the river and dipped her fingers into the icy water. She smiled; the river was not always this kind. She...
- May 26
- 1 min
The Pretender
I am Blue Thunder galloping down the mountain. I am Hot Wind blowing the clouds dry before they can open. I am Lighting Thrower rumbling...
- May 11
- 1 min
Shared Fate
Carl sat on the cement bench outside the ancient administration office and enjoyed his roast beef sandwich. High above, in the nooks and...
- Apr 26
- 1 min
Open Road
Under the same moon birth, death, love, hate, right, wrong - life all stand before us. It is just mileage that separates the sameness of...
- Apr 14
- 1 min
Bitter and Sweet
Marissa stood in the doorway of the nursery and gazed at the basinnet as late afternoon light filtered through the blinds. She and Tom...
- Mar 25
- 1 min
Career Hitchhiker
I have chosen jobs as a hitchhiker travels, getting into whatever car stops, and riding until I am cast out to start thumbing again.
- Mar 10
- 1 min
Homecoming
Katie clenched her jaw as she stared at her old house. Its windows smiled like broken teeth, and a plywood front door stood eerily ajar....
- Feb 23
- 1 min
Truth
You are not your wounds. They puncture, bleed, scab and heal leaving you wiser. You are not your scars. They mark you permanently, making...
- Feb 10
- 1 min
Talisman of Courage
Marta sat in her car as the sun set. Her art opening tonight would be the ultimate in exposure. She clutched the tiny red lacquered...
- Jan 27
- 1 min
Cold Snap
At 20 below, ice forms long clear crystalline fingers that grip frigid eaves, knuckled talons of winter. Snow becomes pale grit light as...
- Jan 6
- 1 min
Hand of Protection
The morning was still cool when Madison wandered into the souk. Copper lanterns, brass candlesticks, and stained glass lamps beckoned,...
- Dec 21, 2021
- 1 min
How the Love Gets In
Kaitlyn wore armor around her heart as a knight would into battle. It was invisible to all but the men she inevitably rejected. She had...
- Dec 6, 2021
- 1 min
No Man's Wife
I am no man’s wife, the mother of no child. I live as a single candle burns, alone on the windowsill, a pinprick of light in a dark...
- Nov 22, 2021
- 1 min
The Ring Vendor
I wandered the streets of Marrakech amidst the din of bargaining and the smell of spices and roasting meat. When I came upon the ring...
- Nov 10, 2021
- 1 min
Envy
In early winter, I walk the river’s edge as snow falls silent as a dove’s wing on the mountain. Scattered flakes whirl, lifted by the...
- Oct 26, 2021
- 1 min
Last Memento
Mary struggled to open the old wooden trunk in the sweltering attic of her late grandmother’s house. When the lid finally popped open,...