Three verses to a song about Ariadne
Hopefully I’ll be posting a short story (titled Insomniac) sometime in the next day or two, but until then, here’s a tiny excerpt:That Dionysos / He gave me a twirl / He told my master / “Go without...
View ArticleInsomniac, part 5
Insomniac: Whole story, part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5 Tariq’s alarm was an insistent buzz. The sound was shrill and terrified. He batted at the clock and it went silent. Outside the window,...
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Insomniac: Whole story, part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5 Tariq was euphoric. He felt like his flesh was steel. Proudly, he held the broken boards at his side as he strode down the white line in...
View ArticleInsomniac, part 3
Insomniac: Whole story, part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5 Centre St. Grace Ave. Columbus St. Sunset Ave. Covert St. Lynch Pl. Penn Circle. Keep St. Bleecker Ave. Tariq had to struggle to keep up....
View ArticleInsomniac, part 2
Insomniac: Whole story, part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5 The night was icy. Tariq’s breath was like fog and he regretted not putting on gloves. He shoved his hands deep into the pockets of his...
View ArticleInsomniac, part 1
Insomniac: Whole story, part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5 Tariq checked the clock. Again. He watched the red, glaring digits as 2:59 became 3:00. He stared at the ceiling. Light from the street...
View Articlevia luceplace, liquidnight, Giacomo Brunelli - Untitled - from...
via luceplace, liquidnight, Giacomo Brunelli - Untitled - from The Animals
View ArticleSmall Talk
“Ugh,” said Rose. “Can’t you say you hate me instead?”“What?” I asked. Her body was suddenly tense under mine.“Don’t do that. Don’t you goddamn lie to yourself like that,” she said.I brushed the hair...
View ArticleRooftops
Jack pried open the door with the “no access” sign. That part had gotten easy with practice. Kara was full of giggles beside him and clung to his wrist with both her hands. When the wood cracked, she...
View ArticleAbra's Tattoos - part 2
At lunch, Abra avoided her classmates’ gazes. She sat in front of the wide cafeteria windows with her earbuds in and her music loud enough to kill the universe. She watched seniors in the parking lot...
View Articleemptythreats: Raoul UbacPortrait dans un miroir
emptythreats: Raoul UbacPortrait dans un miroir
View ArticleAbra's Tattoos - part 1
On Monday, walking to school, a boy Abra didn’t know approached her and complimented her tattoos. She needed to look down to check what they were. On her left bicep was a flock of birds in flight. On...
View ArticlePrimitive Tools
Rose was slowly taking shape on the canvas. She had a chin, but no nose. She had breasts, but no nipples. She had ears, but they were too, too delicate- mere nubs of color. She had hands and she had...
View ArticleYeah
There was glitter on his hands. “I should punch you in the mouth,” I said. I didn’t know if he would hear me. Television. 3 am. Beer.Outside rain hit the pavement with a hiss.“Oh, yeah?” he said. He...
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