Sleep Birds
Poem The sleep tugs at my eyes, Like whirring black birds Pulling at the corners of sheets. There is one hole in the stone wall, Through which I look and see: A solitary...
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Poem The sleep tugs at my eyes, Like whirring black birds Pulling at the corners of sheets. There is one hole in the stone wall, Through which I look and see: A solitary...
Poem As you sleep I just wanted to let you know I love you Nothing crazy But it’s like I have a million fireflies trapped in a jar that are beating themselves Against...
Short Story The Tarsier was woken by the thick smell of smoke. The egg shells were scattered around it and the jungle was silent. The smoke was everywhere and all live run from...
Serial Fiction The Brewer’s thoughts were calm and steady humming with the voice of pleasure. He spent the next few hours going over hundreds of vans-for-sale ads. He picked the three most promising...
Poem Play on, the world is yours to experience Feel, see, do, rest Cuddle up in a warm blanket Relax in the sun Walk around for a bit Make sure you are having fun...
Haibun The apple tree in our backyard has grown back. Dad and I trimmed it way back before he died. It’s full again, leaves covering its crowning branches in a mane of green. Frankie’s...
Poem A snowstorm of paper at my feet: It fell there from my scissors’ teeth Last night, in a shower of inky sleet. In piles on the floor lay my reams of wreckage...
Poem Beneath the blossoming trees and the budding leaves – green and filled with juice. Where life is full and alive! When spring is dancing its wild and hectic tango and all the...
Serial Fiction The Brewer needed information about something rather specific. He needed to know what was the protocol about unexpected art deliveries at the Modern. If a large bulk of art was delivered...
Poem There once was a girl named Pearl. Upon a stage she did twirl. But dancing is tough she wasn’t skinny enough so in the bathroom she hurled. The days and the nights...
Once upon a time Down Undah, I woke up in the middle of the night one eve and got out of the bed my partner and I shared. I had to pee, you see....