The timer keeps sounding. Tick tick tick. If that is how an alarm sounds. How did we first come to describe a clock’s sound that way? Not that it matters. Sound is sound. And repetitive sound just goes round and round. Annoyingly so. The dog, meanwhile, is underfoot […]
They were exhausted from all their pacing during the past 24 hours. They had smoked up a storm and even prayed to the tiki gods, sort of speak. They sat cross-legged and rocked their bodies. Not in unison, however. They were too keyed up in their own minds. […]
She thought it would only be one secret. But, alas there were many. Too many and her head was spinning. The secrets were half-truths, vicious plans, and stupid paranoia all wrapped into day-to-day life. How they all continued in that disgusting bubble was beyond her. But she knew […]
She often went up to her rooftop to take it all in. She had to. She felt a grand compulsion to think in terms of the bigger picture. She felt a need to see it all and to execute upon a grander vision. She needed a […]
Life has never been easy. It is not meant to be. Duh. What else was she to think as she looked through the window. She wanted to eat up everything in sight. Those jars were filled with life goodness but she needed to say vigilant. Food […]
Today was the day. Every one was buzzing with excitement and trepidation. This time capsule was everything their town had been banking on for decades. They were all standing around eagerly waiting, wishing that he would just rush it and get to the door and pull […]
She had great admiration and respect for her mother. For all the women in her family. They were strong, funny, and adaptable. They were very adaptable. They had learned very an early age to bend and twist to reach the light in their lives. To be […]
She loved coming up here ever since she was a little girl. Her pigtails may be gone but her enthusiasm and love of this spot was still wedged deep into her heart. And how could it not? The serenity was divine. The views even more so. […]
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 […]
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