Thoughts That Come
Fucked as it is, I accept the reality. It’s a paper cut, but the body is life and it still hurts like hell. More than a slash, infected by expectations and…
The Voice
It is strange: it is only a Voice, a beautiful, sonorous tide washing over you as you move through your day. And yet, much like the ocean you’ve never seen and…
Shanti's Dream
Shanti opened her eyes to black. Nothing. Just endless, ongoing, nothingness. Curiosity immediately overwhelms Shanti, and she started to wander around, trying…
Into the Darkness
I couldn’t tell for sure, we were separated. We were always separated. Them and us. That’s how they learned to control us. Us and the aliens. It sounds dumb to…
Speed
Dawn was breaking but slowly. The decrepit stadium, lighted by fading lamps, was desolate. He bent low and tightened his shoelaces, his facial muscles taut and…
lIFe
People are always complaining about the ifs and uncertainties of life. They like everything in concrete and if anything goes unplanned, they go insane…
losing control
falling apart at the seams. held together by a single lose tread its threatening to let loose to let all the tears come pouring out to let the pain run the…
A New Leash On Life
“I saw you go on Ficly again, any new readers?” He asked with measured nonchalance. “Nope.” She wondered if her aggravation came through in her response. Well…
For Franz Josef Land
The plane bounced through several more pockets of turbulence as they crossed the bay. The island was in sight, as the pilot dipped low enough for Fitz to see…
Another's Pain Gone; A Pain of My Own
“How can you not be proud? You’ve never practiced, never been taught, yet, you do amazing things that people who have trained for years can’t even dream of…
Controlling Peace
Millions of minions march At our microphone’s command Billions of witnesses watch As we unite all of the land
Belie
This is pain as well, but it’s sharp, vivid; a momentary relief. Everything else fades to a buzz in the back of my head as I deal with the coppery tang, the…
One Day Traded
A hardened heart in a frosty knoll Chest of compressed grasses Is a frigid, fragile, undressed soul Hidden as it passes Through you, what you never…
Routes, Reroutes, and Reminders
Brian was smart, but it was foolish of him to underestimate superhuman intelligence. By definition, there was no way I could lose. Even as we were speaking I…
Checks and Balances
This was a side of Brian I’d never seen before. He’d administrated my class for almost four years, but always in a fatherly sort of role. His face softened…
Keeping In Control
I spent the rest of my lunch period in a deserted girl’s bathroom. The boy who sat with me, the only person to actually offer me friendship instead of just…
It Began With Ants
It began with the ants. J.L. kept his head bowed as he lumbered up the street, watching the ants trace light brushstroke patterns across the pavement, leaving…
Advances in Science (A Touch of Madness challenge entry)
The young scientist was walking slowly around the nameless patient while explaining the helmet’s abilities to the old politician. “As you can see,” the young…
Transmission
Come in radio Can you read my transmission radio? Radio come in Can you here me Listen carefully To whoever is near? We are low on fuel Need of help We are…