Lingering Still

I had stayed up late the day before and it showed, as my head attempted to escape in ten thousand directions at once. There was a greasy feeling in the area when I arrived. A shiny cloud of red sparks gathered up in the air, flowing like waves in the…

Merry Christmas

Twas the night before Christmas and the table was empty and lights shined across the room. The smell of roasted turkey, hot chocolate and cake filled the whole house. It was a good meal. Twas the night before Christmas but is also right now. There’s a book resting in…

Takeout

It is that time of the year again. Your day. The only one in the whole three hundred and sixty and you know you have to make the most of it. You move yourself out of bed, and into those nice, neat clothes you have been saving for this occasion.…

The sound

He walked across the jungle and up to the mountains. His face tensed as he went through foliage. The sound followed him. The knock. The stirring memories that had accompanied his whole life. It had been there for as far as he remembered. When he played with his friends. At…

Children of war

It was the last Christmas we enjoyed. The day they arrived we lost our fun, and our joy. There was no more laugh and there were no more games. I still remember the sweet chocolate smell and the frozen fruit cake, still pristine—awaiting—in the middle of the table.…

Smiling Face Guy

Smiling Face Guy walks around the town smiling. He gets some groceries for later, goes out for some lunch. He crosses the street. The store is in front. He talks to the girl he still loves. Smiling Face Guy will charm her with his talk, and his smile will become…

Murder

You can try to hide those memories in the night, push them to the back of your mind, and throw them out. But they know. The crows always know. You can lock them up, shut them into a small wooden box, and miss the key. Or bury it so down…