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Sink or Swim

1 Feb 202427 Jan 2024

"There's a chance we make it out alive," I said, staring up through the bars. The sun was rising, and a lone seagull squawked as it flew overhead. My heart…

Meditations by the Sea

When I gaze upon the ocean and the troubled sky and wish I'd skill to set it down, preserve the infinite in some finite oils—but that was not my way,…

Day Off

It's a bit gloomy where I'm at today. The morning was cloudy but brilliant with rich, heartrending color; it has all given way to a grey, winter's fog. I love…

Short Story: Disillusioned

23 Oct 202222 Oct 2022

Please Read:Disillusioned Excerpt: There's an ocean of dreams full of monsters unseen, there's a darkness in all of our hearts, where the waves and the wind toss the saints into…

Forget

So, a friend of mine on twitter gave me a "Would you rather…" scenario, and I found it very insightful, partially because I knew my answer immediately, and partially because…

Between

And the rising sun drove away my dark dreams. As the day strengthened itself, the desert grew warm. The stars went away. Noon came, and my flesh burned. Trudging through…

Dreams of the Beach

The white waves of the sea threw themselves onto the shore with a somewhat desperate air. The tide was receding, and the ocean kept sending its cold hands up the…

Fear Remains

And fear remains when hatred failsas like the earth under the tide.When it recedes with foamy trailsthe swell reveals what it did hide. What slimy things lie on that sand,the…

Castaway

Frightened, freezing, half-dead, the tide dragged my limp body onto the sandy shore, leaving me like so much driftwood there upon that desert island. The wind was chill and cold,…

Drabble: Fleeing

I might be alone forever upon this sea. As my motorboat breaks over wave after wave in this ceaseless ocean, I wonder what ports I can find hope in. Are…