Dark clouds form overhead. They bring a short silence before rain begins to fall. Chattering raindrops and echoes of thunder. Winds whip and swirl. Trees shake and tremble. Budding leaves have their first taste of rain. People sit inside watching through the window. Droplets cling to the glass as they slip and fall. Eager breaths... Continue Reading →
The Moon is out. The air is cold. The silence is all around us. It holds us still. We see our breath dance in the air. A cloud of hopes and fears and dreams. The cold is bound to our bones. We stand in silence. The world is too big. We are too small. Everything... Continue Reading →
A blood ritual on the altar of time. Rolling back daylight for another hour of sleep. Trading an hour of sleep for eternal night. The people blame it on the farmers. Or blame it on Benjamin Franklin. But we still bring our sacrifices to the altar. Falling backwards in time. Springing forward in time. Trading... Continue Reading →
Prompt: "You're an exorcist, and this is your most conflicting assignment yet. The demon possessing the child seems to actually be protecting it from abusive parents." "Thank you for coming, Mr. Casper," The woman at the door said. "No problem, Mrs. Morris," I stepped into the house and then proceeded to hang up my... Continue Reading →
Prompt: "You are cursed to forever tell the truth no matter what. Every powerful group in the land is hunting you down because, under moments of great pain, you reflexively speak truths beyond your own knowledge and faculties." I felt the cold stone underneath my bare feet. The irons wrapped around my wrist, ankles,... Continue Reading →
Hello Internet! My laptop is still out of commission but I'm hoping that it gets repaired soon. I have the top men working on it, so hopefully we'll be back to our regular schedule. For now I wanted to publish a short piece. This is a Writing Prompt piece, but it is based off a... Continue Reading →
Allen The Writer 