Deep wisdom I learned this week: Happiness [a slippery word -- means different things to different people] in life is mainly dependent on three things: Purpose Having a meaning to your life, a goal you are working towards or a reason for being.FlowHaving that state of working in an uninterrupted way on something you enjoy … Continue reading How to be Happy
Flash Fiction: Captain Viridian and the Alternate Reality
Captain Viridian got his cloak around him just in time as the storm of debris crashed over him in an angry, howling wave -- a wave made up of the remains of the vehicles that had been stopped on the bridge, turned to shrapnel by the power-blast of the villain in front of him. A … Continue reading Flash Fiction: Captain Viridian and the Alternate Reality
Flash Fiction: What They Leave Behind
Raymond looked down at the pizza and thought, “I will drown my sorrows in carbohydrates. I will lose all thoughts about her in waves of garlic, cheese, dough, and golden brown cheese.” He would have chanted it out loud if his mouth hadn’t been full of a tablespoon full of ice cream. A moment later, … Continue reading Flash Fiction: What They Leave Behind
World Poetry Day 2016
I was hoping to catch a free coffee today, World Poetry Day, thanks to the "Pay With A Poem" program, but no coffee houses nearby were participating, which lead me to scribble down some angry verses I've posted below. Happy World Poetry Day! I'd like a cup of coffee, if you please As black and … Continue reading World Poetry Day 2016
Catching Feelings
That gaze that lingered heartbeat’s length too long For comfort. Then we turned aside to find A warmth within, a ringing like a song As we in hearts’ disease became entwined My symptoms: racing pulse, I ache with pain Through sleepless nights of restless toss and turn Delirious desire suffuse each vein Consumed by fevered … Continue reading Catching Feelings
Fifty Shades of Red Riding Hood
Don’t stray too far from beaten path Warned parents, ruddy fools But underneath my scarlet cap I lust to break the rules So with my apple basket full Of burgundy and bread I claimed I’d go to Granny’s house But left the path instead Dark forest might be fearsome place Where wild things do prowl … Continue reading Fifty Shades of Red Riding Hood
Watching Beauty Sleep
‘Twas one small prick that stole your destiny Entwined your heart in thorns for century Beneath a curse you drifted off to sleep Escaped into a dreamland dark and deep But this enchantment has a simple clause One true love's kiss from prince will nightmare pause At peace, enwrapped in blissful dreams you wait Convinced … Continue reading Watching Beauty Sleep
Flash Fiction: The Tentacled Face in the Wall
The face was horrifying, pressing out of the wall like the wall was made of plastic. It was a face in name only, covered in tentacles arrayed in a crude parody of eyes, nose, and mouth. The tentacles were long slimy things. Some ended in fingers, some in diamond shapes, some in what looked like … Continue reading Flash Fiction: The Tentacled Face in the Wall
Flash Fiction: The Bird in the Park
It was the kiss that did it. It was as sweet as a cherry ice on a hot blue summer day, but it finished with the warm burn of cinnamon that made him flush with the promise of mysterious things becoming clear and present and pleasant. Her name was Astlyn, and she was wearing the … Continue reading Flash Fiction: The Bird in the Park
Flash Fiction: The Fire in Song
“Your daughter’s a natural at smithing,” old Bart told Samantha, “Just like her mother.” The girl was barely in her teens, her sweaty read hair glowing in the light of the forge like strands of fire as her arms, wiry and taut, held a glowing red filigree of ornate ironwork in the blazing, dancing flame. … Continue reading Flash Fiction: The Fire in Song
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