The Candle That Burned From Both Ends
Call me a liar, When I’m telling you the truth. Always I am in ire, Too serious for a youth. I can see now that you are sick. But that doesn’t mean your words…
Claustrophobia and the art of Generator Maintenance
When you’re in a situation like mine you need routine. Routine is all that keeps you going, sure you could top yourself but you haven’t scheduled that in yet…
Only I
A giggle, There they are! Scribble. They’re here! They’re here! A laugh, They’re here I tell you! HERE! Shift. Scribble. Them! THEM! THEY’RE HERE! A…
The Last Time
The room was dark and I was alone. Most of my friends no longer visited. I didn’t expect them to. The sun had set completely but I didn’t remember it…
I See You.
I can see them in the mirrors. They hover behind me. Their faces are smeared with blood, they weep blood with their empty holes for eyes. They tear their hair…
The Woman Standing Across From Him
He went outside,to watch the night sky,the light pollution made it impossible to see anything, yet here he was. She was leaning over the side. Today,her hair…
Blue Lights and Iron Bars
The white walls are bleeding, screaming. Blue lining and blooming white in every direction. Matching uniforms and smooth locking doors. Delicate dining and…
You Will Not Find Me
My life was empty until I saw your warm, sleek body walk past me. At first, I didn’t think twice, but as I shot that second glance back, I knew I found the…
Please Remain Calm
Fed by my suppressed fear, the plague spread. I found a newly vacated hotel lobby with a giant TV and sat down in one of the chairs to watch the news coverage…
Amplification
I made my way out of the cell, still in my white hospital robe. There was lots of yelling and screaming going on, but none of it appeared to be directed at me…
Revengencer.
It’s all about the little things. Furniture moved two inches to the left every other morning, back six inches to the right on sundays. Missing clothes…
Faces in the Wall
As this is being written, I find myself in a padded cell. The faces continue to manifest themselves in the carpeted floor, the padded walls, every surface in…
Static
He sits on the chair in the living room. It is one of those nineteenth-century chairs, leather that squeaks when something moves across it, and is in…
The Ascent of Stan, Pt. 2
Years later. What happened to him? or He’s become exactly what he’s run from. All whispered, you know. What had happened to him? Firing people left and…
The Ascent of Stan
Stan sat in his cubicle and waited for the moment when he heard his name called over his head in a dull tone, that almost sounded like a moan. He knew what was…
The Ascent of Stan
Stan sat in his cubical and waited for the moment when he heard his name called over his head in a dull tone, that almost sounded like a moan. He knew what was…
Catalyst for Murder
The ticking of the clock on the mantel started to irritate me. I sat at my desk looking at spreadsheets all the while the constant (tick... tick... tick...)…
Innocent
It wasn’t me. I didn’t do it. I’m innocent. It was him. But how could they know that? I had never told anyone about him. As the lawyers went back and forth…
Another Surfer's Blues
Tagging an empty website is like kissing your sister. It seems like a good idea until your parents find out. What? Wow, that’s horrible. Maybe I should be…
The Man Who Wasn't
Jobe panicked. He thought _This is it, Jobe, you’ve finally gone nuts. It’s not like you didn’t see it coming. Uncle Tom was locked up, maybe it’s genetic. And…