darkness – Page 9 – Tale Told

Poem: Murdering Light

Please Read:Murdering Light At the rite of the wanning moon, we were silent,held back by fear under the grotesque masks we wore.They say the death of light must always be…

Short: Lucifer

It's getting darker in here. This is the sunset of reason; in the twilight is madness. Still, it is a refuge: The insanity is our escape from that devouring light,…

Short: Drunken Musings in the Dark

A frenzy of insects buzzed around the exposed bulb. Sitting on my porch, drowsy by liquor, I watched the mass of mindless bugs circle and circle as the hours moved…

Short: Waiting in Darkness

The darkness, the dark numbness of it all . . . waiting in the black . . . and for what? All around me there was . . . there…

Drabble: Hidden Graves

I heard a sound racing through the trees like a rushing river, a wild and powerful roar. Only I heard, and so I walked alone. I followed the shout into…

Short Story: Seeking the Dawn

There's a darkness in my soul, something in harmony with the storm. As heaven pelts me with rain, I rejoice. It feels clean, this resonance, this release. My hot breath…

Drabble: We Hear

And we heard you in the night when the dying embers of our neglected fire let out their last gasps of warmth. We heard you in the morning as the…

Short Story: Long Night

Please Read: Long Night Excerpt: The clock had stopped, and I, afraid to move, remained within my chair as still as its unmoving hands. It seemed to me, as night…

Short: Known

"There's nothing left to say, only goodbye," and with that, I walk away. I know what they're saying, I can hear them, but I'm not listening anymore. There's a strange…

Poem: A Muddy Pool

Please Read: A Muddy Pool I sit beside a little pit all filled right now with rain, and with a sigh begin to cry as life renews its pain. Within…