So, apparently, Spain now has venomous sea slugs washing up on its shores. Yup, you read that right. Venomous. Sea. Slugs. As if jellyfish and sharks weren’t already enough for my imagination to run wild with when I dip a toe in the ocean. Now I’ve got to […]
So many words. So many images. Yet, the building stood emptied for years on end. It dared anyone to enter and say a word. No thoughts or feelings could be contained. It served as a vessel for corrupted, yet innocent energy. What more could it be? It was […]
They were as excited as always. What a silly, nerdy family they were. They had gone yard sailing earlier in the day and had come home with a large haul of new treasures. One such treasure was this basket of old photographs. They threw down the photos onto […]
She stood at the top of the stairs frozen in her step. She could hear the beating heart swoosh in her ear. Every house sound was amplified. The mice were scurrying loudly. All of them. The clocks were ticking and ticking. She had no idea she had clocks […]
Everything was just a bit fuzzy. She rubbed her eyes and rubbed them some more. She undid the rope with which she was tied and she sat up on the table. She looked around wondering where was everyone. She had an odd sense of also needing to […]
Don’t be frightened. Come right in. Anchor your boat and feel the seabreeze gently push you through the door. Despite the blood dripping from her mouth and her ghoulish grin, she is but a gentle child. She will do you no harm, I promise. That is, […]
New Orleans is her hometown. Her life. Her energy. She loved to dance to jazz in the clubs that had just a $2 cover. The tourists didn’t know about those places nor would they have the courage to go to those. Well, some had the liquid […]
Every night, after hours of burrowing herself in the library hoping for a better life, she would cut through the cemetery. Her mom repeatedly warned her that one day the evil spirits would hijack her backpack and take hold of her soul if she kept walking that path. However, […]
It’s over. The drops coated the balcony in a way that brought her chills. Somewhere out there her demons were waiting; waiting to pounce on her vulnerabilities. She needed a sign. But the lights didn’t flicker. The rain didn’t let up. There was no breeze. Only the drops […]