“Homesick”

Clear nights bring me out to Signal Peak to gaze at the twinkling sky above. As always, I find the lone star, winking. It’s Morse code. .- .-. . -.– — ..- .-. . .- -.. -.– – — -.-. — — . …. — — . ··–··

The Books in the Backroom

I didn’t believe the rumors. So, I hid in the bathroom of the library till after hours and waited for everyone to go home. The lights shut off and I suddenly found myself in darkness. The only source of light was the silver glow of the moon. But I wasn’t afraid of the dark. I […]

“Mary”

Mary called me at some ungodly hour of the night. I can’t complain—she’s my girlfriend. “Jasmine?” she said. I could hear the tears over the phone. I was used to it. Another one of her break downs. “What’s wrong, babe?” “I’m just tired of all this shit.” I guess she meant her quiet life, in […]

Angel of Agony

She runs across the fields, roiling clouds above her head. She knows the storm is here. She can smell it in the air. The grass beneath her feet is oddly soft against her skin but she wants it to cut, she wants it to hurt. She runs, chest heaving, heart pounding, she can barely get […]

Man From the Sea – Poem

He stirs, washed ashore. beautiful, with eyes paler than hair spun of sapphires, reminding the sailor of maidens and lore.   He struggles, man from the sea, casting glances and spots the other, who knows his flesh could grant immortality.   Stranded but not helpless, the sea man is more sailor than he. Twice his […]