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Drabble: Lighthouse

Waves break upon the rocky cliff, their foamy splash sent shooting in all directions. The rock remains, and on that ground the lighthouse stands. At night, when the winds roar…

Short: Larry

Feeling sick tonight. Here is a short entry. "I heard a noise." The man's panicked voice whispers harshly. Moaning, I ask, "What?" "I heard something." "I didn't hear anything." "Well,"…

Poem: Another Day

The night is creeping over me, its shadows long. The day recedes so swiftly now. I moan my song: A life so hurried is so bare; a breath breathed quickly…

September 11th: One Morning

I woke up one morning. I must never forget how I woke up that morning, and what I met. I woke up one morning, rubbing my eyes, sleepy in the…

Poem: Unspoken Woe

Please Read: Unspoken Woe I hope we dream again, but soon the dawn will break. I miss the gentle rain so soft upon the lake. But dreams must always end…

Poem: The Time

Please Read: The Time There are times, and there are places. There are voices, and there are songs. I have said nothing, yet I have meant everything; My mouth is…

Mortimer

It’s funny, the little things that can get you. Like, I’ve spent my life keeping up this persona, creating my character—Dr. Jekyll had nothing on me—and yet here I was,…

Drabble: Miasma

Dear Reader, I am feeling a little sick. Please enjoy a short, somewhat abrupt, offering. There's something in the atmosphere. I can smell it. I can feel it against my…

Short: Light

I just turned and walked away. My feet hurt under me, aching as they pressed into the pavement. I shoved my hands into my pockets and tried to hold back…

Drabble: My Way Is Dark

As I walk, and the sun is setting, my shadow stretches before me, a dark streak, a black pathway, I cannot avoid. All around me, the shop windows, the white…