My Cat is at The Door

Watching me with big, green eyes. She is backlit by the kitchen light and I lay in the dark of my room. Usually she purrs but this time she isn’t. Her gaze is intense. Focused. She growls and her hair stands on end. I feel movement in my bed, a shifting behind me. My cat […]

Vol. IV

    In the world of land, a mountain made of black stone erupted. It spit golden fire and smoke made of fine crystal shards. The land shook and a molten, silver liquid spilled from the top of the black mountain. It covered the black stone and ran into the black sand, coating everything and turning the […]

Vol. III

    Demora was keeper of the scorned and avenger to the wronged. In this way she was death and came to be known as goddess of destruction. She took many forms. One being her livery, the burning crow, whose fire was smoke and darkness. She was the matron of war. In her grace, shadows spread forth […]

Vol. II

    “Interitus” was the word breathed within the world of land. It trembled through the land, bringing with it a great storm. And from the storm came a Pantheric being, a goddess who called herself Demora.     She took shelter in the black sands, and where she touched, the sand turned to gold. Trees arose around her […]

“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 […]