Hearken, For Thou Hast Been Summoned (Yet Again)

Answering the door to the ringing bell was a sweet old lady as my friend introduced me to her while the three of us walked into the house’s bedroom, still not having met the guy who lived here and was the primary reason for our being there. Clearing the bed, the guy’s girlfriend made room …

Phobia, Philia, and Paranoia

Instead of titling this work with the date of the day I had the urge of writing this (as I usually do with my rants), I’ll simply say that I knew I had to pour it all out when lying on a friend’s bed, unable to sleep in the dead of the night. Another bout …

Break In

“Ah, so you’ve made yourself some coffee as well”. Henry exclaimed lightly resting the butt of his shotgun against the wooden floor. Sneaking a grin by the corner of his lips Philip raised his sad eyes to see his breath in the chilly air. “Those coffee beans were the only thing I could access here”, …

Have You Ever…

Have you ever had a mic inches away from your lips, Hundreds eager to hear you, A heart full of words, But a tongue too heavy to lift? Have you ever, Under the moonlit sky, Seen the many lights twinkle, The outlines of branches, quiet, The air silent, and waiting, Waiting for you to scream …

Distressed

It's 3 in the afternoon and it's still there, her hind legs crushed under the wheels of a toto. The dog lay in the mud and dirt from 11 in the morning. When this happened, my aunt called me from the apartment below to inform me of this. For a moment I was disgusted as …

Panorama

As the city sprawls in its beauty before my camera's lens, numerous cries, kisses, hugs, and curses get captured, yet hide from my sight. All I can do is zoom into one of the many buildings' windows, and assign a unique story to each. All I can do is speculate, but this is one speculation …

Unheard

As the apartment’s creaky door slowly swung open, Tobey stepped in, followed by his friend from college, Andrew. Tobey's parents lived in the suburbs which led him to rent a one-bedroom apartment to continue college in the city. The apartment was well kept – it was after all one of the very few places in …

The Night’s Artist.

As the alarm buzzed, Kelly swung his arm around intending to snooze it, when it fell straight on something gooey. This along with the alarm were enough to make him spring out of the bed. He didn’t take long to remember what he had done the last night. His work was still put on display …

Wendigo Psychosis

As students walked by, the loud 'wham' of the closing doors woke him up. Grumpy, he now walked up to the carton box that had just been placed by the door. Soon enough, this Hewlett-Packard printer's box reeled back memories from his helpless days. It was a compassionate professor who took pity on his six-months …

Flying Leaves

The wind blows hard, The heap becomes a dune. The birds take shelter, As the leaves take to the sky.