Ashes to Ashes – that thing called love It is a trial sent from above But to succeed, you must have trust In the one you love – Dust to Dust Fire and Water – opposites attract Each fill in the gaps the other one lacked And when it seems, not all is well Love…
Category: Original Fiction
Rewarding Evil
Eliza massaged her temples and stifled a groan. Someone was practicing their ten-piece drum band inside her skull and there wasn’t even a tempo she could make out. Just a steady throb. She hated this time of year. “No,” Eliza groused aloud, “It’s not the time of year. Bureaucracies are always like this, so it…
How Granny Got Away with Murder
What if we were lied too? What if Red Riding Hood lied? News flash she did and here is the real story.
Murder most … messy.
Is murder really a thing if the victim wasn’t alive in the first place.
Dragon Fire
At one time I wanted to try my hand at writing children’s stories. This one was written for a friend’s son who was afraid of the dark. Ryker One day not so long ago lived a small dragon named Cedric. His scales were a shiny orange and he was the smallest dragon in his family….
The Murder Next Door
If I didn’t know better, I would swear that it was Durant Rawlins, my Durant. But that couldn’t be possible. I agree the name was the same, and in a certain way the man did kind of look like him, okay totally looked like him. When the couple first moved in across the street, I…
Writing Prompt 4/25/22
I loved the idea of Werewolves being called Moon doggies. I used to watch Gidgette on TV and her boyfriend’s nickname was Moon Doggie
Loneliness
Anguish shackles the soul eternally and renders the heart barren. Awakening the desire for retribution. Desperate for liberation from the bitter whispering of the mind. Morality in all its definitions submits to humanity and the dreams of the chosen.
You Love Me
You love me, You love me not, Crystal teardrops Broken heart, Yesterday I didn’t even know you Today I wish I’d never met you And tomorrow I will follow you anywhere Because I love you Even though you love me not At least that’s what you say And then you kiss me and walk away…
Toe to Toe
Nobody, not one single body listens to me. Do you know how that makes me feel? The only attention I ever get is when I am angry red and painful. You think I’m pulling your leg, trust me that’s not the body part you want to go messing with; I mean have you seen that…
Morning Memories
Mornings have become my favorite time as my thoughts and dreams dwell on memories we create. The way my fingertips tingle as they caress your bearded lips, idly stroking hair covered cheeks. The gentlest trace over your closed eyes Your breath is slowly exhaled, and I wonder Is my touch painful? Do I stop? As…
Listening
I am listening for that pin to drop and a moment of complete silence before everyone starts talking at once. I am listening for someone to interject common sense into the mix of babble. I’m listening for that perfect note sung in a choir that resonates to my core. I am listening for that dinner…
Dreams of Peace
A thirst of the body can be quenched, leaving the heart still parched. Food nourishes the body, but the mind continues to starve. To many people peace is just a word, but it needs no language to be understood. It follows no single creed and does not obey individual governments. Peace is a state of…
You
My heart needed a rhythm to beat in time with so yours sounded the cadence mine could follow. As the universe yanked my strings like a marionette you danced along in the audience, so I wasn’t alone. In your arms I found shelter from the strength of emotions that crashed against me and almost drove…
Hope
Dreams are the footprints of life. Words are the testimony of dreams that are triumphant. Courage is the motivation to move mountains. Love becomes the capability to move beyond differences. Wisdom is the distance between the forgotten and the unknown. Faith becomes the purpose to breathe. Compassion awakens the need to cherish all. Justice wants…
A Hearts Desire
I survived an isolated and mediocre existence only to flourish in your presence, where a hint of your smile brightens even my forlorn seclusion. My envy of the wind is irrational for it merely caresses your lips. Yet it has the freedom I do not, as I long to openly embrace but I cannot for…
Complicated
My favorite line in the work is …
Dude, you have to have sex to get pregnant. You’re a virgin so either she’s wrong or…. hello Mary.
Team Building
Back from the dead! No just hibernating. About three months ago I picked back up my fanfiction and started working on things that had been gathering dust so to speak for the last 10-12 years. Then I got so tied up in the series I had started that the rest of everything went out of…
Roulette
You look around the room at the hooded twelve. They stand there as the silent witness and most likely one of them will finish you off if you can’t manage to pull that trigger. Again, you wish it could be something kinder like pills that make you go to sleep and don’t let you wake…
Dragons
The scaly fire-breathing lizards are everywhere by living in my fertile imagination. None are dancing the Tango on the top of the Empire State Building or splashing small rowboats in the Loch Ness or eating bean burritos at the local Taco Bell or flying first class on United Airlines flight 356 None sing off tune…
Gargoyle
This poem was inspired by the song “Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely” by the Backstreet Boys. And trying a different style of poetry.
Gone
The daily prompt : Gone Sometimes against all odds the bad guys win the day. All the white hats are Gone. Mitchell pulled the small plastic red card from the beeping machine and looked at the thing in puzzlement. He examined the back and could still faintly read the outline of his signature. It looked…
Ovation
The daily prompt is Ovation I thought I would try my hand at a little historical fiction. It is small… flash fiction small. My first thought was “standing” but I dug a little deeper into the root of the word and found out it was ‘a lesser victory’ for ancient roman generals. Without further ado…..Ovation…
Prey
Here is another offering for the deities of storytelling. It was written from a prompt I receive a couple years ago. “Make your Protagonist a monster and have him/her meet a bigger monster.” Writing this story was kind of fun. It could be dark without being morbid. And while many people aren’t crazy about first…
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