Dry, tight lips curled up at the tips. Eyes of cold impassivity, wicked sharp teeth. Fetid, thick cloud of smothering stench. Rotted, pocked tongue peeking out for a taste. Hunger, a riding voracious lust, screaming for flesh of the tender red sorts. Fear driven, scrambling, mistaken creatures; trapped and cornered, nearing capture. Falling against living, … Continue reading Selfish Needs (Poem)
"Hey, hey...hey, guys! I was just taking a nap until your shift was over. I was gonna see if I could get a ride into town. I had a mighty bad accident." Jim tried to sweet talk them but when that failed he fought the men as they dragged him over sharp rocks and broken … Continue reading Dark Riches CH ^6^ (Short Story Series)
I wrote this short story for a Halloween Event held by thecrackedlensview.wordpress.com if you want to check out some more fun and chilling stories and poems, give that link a click! If you dare... Muahahaha! With my cowboy hat tipped and spurs spinning, I watch as a masked ninja shadows an oblivious group of teenage … Continue reading In the Arms of a Ninja (#Halloween2016) Short Story
via Daily Prompt: Smoke Spin and swirl, a ribbon of burned soul. Float and bend, a scent on the wind. Touch and soak in, a film of pollution. Poison and tempt, a craving for more of the same. Choke and alarm, a warning while you slumber. Gust and billow, a forest of shaded destruction. A … Continue reading Daily Prompt: Smoke
I stand as I was born; in a field keening. Naked and cool as the snake in my grip. A guttural chant flows from my ruby lips. I will tiptoe among the grassy heads peeking. Merrily skip past gnarled hands reaching. Pause to cherish the delicate low moaning. Like flowers in a garden, … Continue reading Up and At Em (#Halloween2016)
via Daily Prompt: Transformation Glancing at the time on my phone, I jump from my seat. " 3:50, damn! I'm late, late, late." I've been glued to my computer, editing the last draft of my novel. It's still crap, but it's grammatically correct crap now. Gathering my keys and wallet from the kitchen counter, I … Continue reading Daily Prompt: Transformation (short story)
"Hi there, I'm Vikki." She said and thrust her hand towards Gunter for an introduction. The larger man stood back a step, and slowly inched his hand forward. "Hi...I'm Gunter" he said, and shook her tiny hand delicately. At that, he turned and began walking in the direction they were going originally. Seth leaned down … Continue reading Mixed Wildling Ch. ^6^ (Short Story Series)
Are you so busy as to let me go unnoticed? What excuses are you to use or task deemed more important? How can you blindly walk on by, no notice to my dazzling colors? Why wait for a special day for us to play, laugh, and discover? My voice can be quiet as a … Continue reading Attention Please (Poem)
"What do we do?" Theo asked Jim. "I need the keys to that Jeep. My gold filled rocks are in there and I can get back to town. I'm just not sure how to go about it." Jim's thinking was muddled by fear, fatigue, and hunger. "You need the keys, I'll go get them." Theo … Continue reading Dark Riches CH *5* (Short Story Series)
Peep your lovely head over the peaks to see the mound that from all life can erupt and nature can abound. Then to the shapely, reaching hills, and to the foot below. At your feet calmly flows the secret of existence and living for us all.
