It was a warm winter here; the green grasses and red cliffs poured across the land to the sun in … More
Tag: weird
🎶🎃🎃🎶 The Jack o’Lantern Chantey 🎶🎃🎃🎶
Night was encroaching. Lulu knew she was getting closer to the cottage as the celebratory singing and harmonizing became louder … More
🤖💤 The Android’s Nightmare, and How the Widow Slept 💤🛌
Artemas awoke in his bed, cold and damp with sweat, the sheets bunched at his feet. Hand to his head, … More
The Woolly Worm: A Very True and Real Story
‘Oh, I’m at home in these woods,’ she sang, twirling through the last leaf greens, the new yellows, the old … More
The Tie and the Toilet
More vomit poured forth from the senator’s mouth, filling the filthy toilet with the afternoon’s lunch break. He sat crookedly … More
Spine Call
Rrrrrriiiiiiiinnnngggg. Rrrrrriiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggg. ‘Hello.’ ‘Roland, hi, it’s me.’ Breathing. Breathing. ‘What’s wrong? You sound out of breath.’ ‘What’s wrong? I’ll tell … More
You Smell of Smoke
It’s snowing out. A few weeks before Christmas Day. You’re shopping for presents. A scarf, red like something burning to … More
Tart Apples
A moon swayed lightly in the sky. The slug slimed its way up and over the steps until it reached a … More
Rotting Fruit
‘Crawl in,’ coaxed the cat, who smelled of rotting fruit and mildew. His sharp mouth sat agape. The sparrow, who … More
When in August the First We Be
The cycle came back around, started over, and as with magical things, August returned with the wind. A warm wind, … More