The busyness of the world around me.Becomes nothing more than a dull hum.A little bit of white noise. Can’t keep my attention for more than just a second. Put my headphones on and turn up the music. Tune out from the world around me. I drift here. In a space that's all my own. Out of sync with... Continue Reading →
Scarlet Door Scarlet Door Part 2 Truth. What a fickle thing. We like to believe that the truth is an objective thing. Things are either true or they are not. But this couldn’t be further from the truth. The truth is not true. Sounds ridiculous. But it feels like I’ve lived a thousand lifetimes and... Continue Reading →
Hello Internet! I hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy. Today is Thanksgiving, or at least it is here in the United States. For all my readers that are outside the US, it’s just a random Thursday. For me, today is a day where I get to eat way too much Turkey, watch some... Continue Reading →
Shake their hands and smile. With a dagger hidden up your sleeve. Keep the people guessing. Where your true loyalties lie. The simple soldier chooses one side of the fight. But the trickster fights no war. They just stick their hand in every soldier's pockets. Whatever to fill their coffers. The turncoat sings with the... Continue Reading →
An idea is like a spark. A small flame of wisdom. Or courage. Passion. Some see the flame as hope. Others as a promise to themselves. Memories of the past. Or an outline for the future. This flame is guarded by each generation. Then handed off to the next. A relay race that extends forever... Continue Reading →
Writing Prompt: “The Yellow lines on the hallway sped by in a blur, and we flew through the night, and we felt free. But we weren’t, and we knew it. We were running away from something, and running away was never the path to freedom. I thought about telling John to turn back. I thought... Continue Reading →
In the quiet moments I feel. Disconnected. Thinking too much about myself. And I get bored. Restless. Worried. I want to speak to someone else. Take the attention off me, please, and give it to the world. Make small talk. Give big talks. Make the world notice you. Not me though. I'm quiet. I'm thinking.... Continue Reading →
Magenta dreams. Deep ocean blues with cerulean foam. Red on her lips. Left some on mine. Setting sun pulls the dusk from it’s sleepy hollow. Sapphire sky and big, burly clouds drift away. The inky black brings the purples and oranges for one final bow. Nothing but purple twilight glistening in our eyes. Header Photo... Continue Reading →
The heavenly woman.She found me while I was dreaming. Her smile was pearlescent.Her eyes were so kind.She told me that her path was righteous.And I believed every lie. Her words were so sweet.That I couldn’t taste the poison.Our fates chained together.I had thrown away the key. Even then, when the darkness reached for me.I did not... Continue Reading →
On Meadow Lane,There lived a man.A man who used to work as a cook at the local elementary school.A kind, generous man who made sure a kid never went home hungry. On Meadow Lane,There lived a woman.A woman who lived her life as a flight attendant.Flying from coast to coast, seeing the world one airport... Continue Reading →
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