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Remnant

10 Nov 20249 Nov 2024

There was a time before. I think I remember this. I used to be just of…of whatever we—whatever I am. I have continued. The others were mortal; I should be…

Breathed in a Sigh

The sun is setting on the hill.I know I have to go, but I admit, so weak my will,though better do I know, I'm staying past the lighted hour.The darkness…

To a Fire on the 5th of November

5 Nov 20246 Nov 2024

I wonder how the day will end, and if a vote can truly mendthe sins of all the ages past;and if it's peace, will peace then last?I wonder now, and…

The Rising Storm

Through the grasping, clawing dead, he hewed a path, and like a swirling storm his blade spun, turning and returning with tireless ferocity upon the rotting flesh. Down they fell…

In a New Land

1 Nov 202426 Oct 2024

The dead are marching on the castle, the king has fled his home;he left his vacillating vassal, whose broken legs won't roam. The crows are growing restless, the stores are…

When Time Is Up

29 Oct 202426 Oct 2024

How I hated the gong. The clocktower's reverberations sounded throughout the town as evening settled into night. The dim and fading twilight, the last, fading vespers of the setting sun's…

He That Sits Upon the Sea

27 Oct 202426 Oct 2024

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Born of Darkness

I have dreamed before the dawn of silent figures in the night, born of darkness, who scurry above the plains in search of the lost and wandering. A soul, a…

Please Read: Blurryface

Please Read: Blurryface I am excited to share a little piece I wrote back in 2023. I've been looking to find a place to publish it since and am pleased to…

Dust in the End

20 Oct 202419 Oct 2024

I stared at the thing that could not die, the immortal cancer. Misshapen, necrotic, still, it bled and writhed. The psychics could not stand its screams, and even those of…