Icy Pride
“All aboard!” Bowing, I grace the deck. Chiffons of the rich blow in the breeze. Denied that I exist, I race off to find my place. Evening comes soon, a morbid…
9. Finally, my Solo!
*Pride* was something I never had much of, for my own part. I was proud of my parents, proud of my siblings and friends. I was always waiting for the moment I…
pride
She was his one and only pride She was preserved in his mansion protected from harsh reality Displayed in a glass case for all to see it drove him crazy…
To My Inner Six Year Old
I wanted to say thank you For the time that you’ve put in For the effort that you’ve given And the light that shines within I never would have guessed We’d…
Situations Upon Situations
Pride goaded me forward. Doubt nagged at me from the corners. Desperation kicked along a harried thought process. Fear waited patiently. “You don’t need to…
Halsey's Dilemma
Halsey sat next to the school bus waiting for the sun to set. It was just too hot to walk into town. He’d already waited five hours, a few more was no problem…
Quick! Before anyone notices the extra...
Richard, fire in his belly, stood tall and beheld what he had done. With a simple command, he had instantly duplicated an entire galaxy. “Computer. Is there no…
faux pas
may I have the honor of this one last dance because I can’t seem to distinguish between a foxtrot and reality I’m a leading man may I have the honor of this…
Morning Synchrony
The product of our labors lay before us: the White House replicated in coarse sand, every exacting detail present thanks to Josh’s critical eye. Theresa and I…
5443
When I was six years old, my father got a computer for our home. It was KayPro, monochrome, amber against black. It had some operating system that predated…
To Take Away
He had seen the boys through the threshold. He watched them pluck and shake the tree. The leaves came down in a blizzard of green and red. The fruit mashed…
Ashes Remain: Chapter One;; Part 1
I sat hunched over a keyboard, punching in keys with great speed. I took pride in my work, although it was only a boring office job. I was merely a number in a…
Proud Reflections
“Shut up, I know what I’m doing.” These words haunted Kara as she stood on the back deck of Pig-Pen’s house. He had good-naturedly offered to meet with her…
Meritocracy
Merit medals pinned on your skin, as if they meant something. Children at your side like another set of things you can be proud of. Sometimes the children have…
The Many Faces of Patriotism
The gate to the internment camp slowly swung open and the armored truck drove in. The detectors barely moved when it passed them and decontam was postponed…
Emotionless
Emily seems happy to see me, but I can’t express anything. No emotion seems to surface and I can’t feel worried about it. I can feel my face being emotionless…
Missed Beer
He strolled in with a twelve-pack of Heineken under his left arm. He isn’t a big drinker; this seems odd. He sets down the case in the kitchen and gives me a…
Chained to a Doomed Future
Struggling in vain, squandering all of his might, Sam watched with unwilling eyes as the crashing ocean waves loomed before him, approaching with each new…
Phone Call: The Netherworld
...because I can’t tell you about the horrible atrocity that happened today. Because you can’t help me not to screw up again (oh, you didn’t even know about…
To Spite Her Face
Her boobs were perfect, perky C-cups. Her ass was taut and round. Her hips made that coveted hourglass shape. Her feet were petite, and so were her hands. Her…