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Poetry: Ambiguity of Anguish

I’m being crushed by the world. Cold, Ambivalent to only those who don’t look back. Sharks. I bite my sore, gritted teeth, Jaw bruised blue from the anguish. Taught pressure […]

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Flash Fiction: The Diner

As the freckle-faced waiter gestured for Ben to take a seat, he almost wondered if he had led the poor boy to the wrong table. He supposed he must have seen […]

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Flash Fiction: At the End of the Hall

I remember it like one remembers a dream. Much like a dream one struggles to remember during the day, this place fades as I recount the experience.   I was standing in a meadow of grey. The sky […]

Endless Embers

There was a time when my brother and I spent entire nights staring upwards, trying to wrap our heads around the idea that those shining balls of fire in the […]

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Dual Minds

Yesterday morning I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock blaring at 4 a.m. I crankily threw back the covers and watched through crusty eyes as my feet began […]

Sunflower Girl

She roots herself in the open meadow,  Next to the flowers she loves,  Mimicking their amber faces,  Turning to the rays of the sun.  The tender kiss of the breeze,  […]

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The Better Player

  Sweat coated Aaron’s hands as he gripped the controller. The adrenaline coursed through his veins like fire, and his heart pounded against his ribcage. His eyes darted across the […]

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Lost?

An endless fog in the base of the tallest wood on the clearest night. Trying to find a destination with nothing but a blank map. Wandering endlessly and lost with […]

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From Friends to Foes

Lips curled back over deadly fangs. Powerful jaws snapped open and shut between yips and snarls. The gazelle’s heart slammed into its ribcage and adrenaline filled its veins as it […]

The Shot

We had just hiked from your family’s cabin, to the usual spot at Yellowdog Creek. Our stand was up an old pine tree, where we could look over the somber […]