Posts Tagged: Prose

Tiny letter

I haven’t written anything in over a year. I haven’t written anything that I wanted to write in over two years. The reason for that is college. I decided to get a degree in creative writing (it would be my

Tiny letter

I haven’t written anything in over a year. I haven’t written anything that I wanted to write in over two years. The reason for that is college. I decided to get a degree in creative writing (it would be my

Lost for words

I’m sorry I always want to talk to you, but can’t always find the words to say it. Because you’re not always free when I actually have the words on the tip of my tongue. And I don’t just say

Lost for words

I’m sorry I always want to talk to you, but can’t always find the words to say it. Because you’re not always free when I actually have the words on the tip of my tongue. And I don’t just say

Take one at one’s word

Favorite words should be chosen based on their physical composition. It’s the way the letters are lined up, it’s how they sound, it’s the sensation you get as you drag your tongue along them like a xylophone. After all, definitions

Take one at one’s word

Favorite words should be chosen based on their physical composition. It’s the way the letters are lined up, it’s how they sound, it’s the sensation you get as you drag your tongue along them like a xylophone. After all, definitions

Homeroom

If we were in high school, you’d be my best friend. We’d have our own clique, even if it were just me and you. We would have a special spot where we hang out after school. I’d tease you about

Homeroom

If we were in high school, you’d be my best friend. We’d have our own clique, even if it were just me and you. We would have a special spot where we hang out after school. I’d tease you about

Paper clip

Have you ever stopped to ponder how insignificant everyone is? You can just stand there and pick anyone out of the crowd, hold them between your thumb and forefinger. Turn them around in the light, analyzing every angle. Each one

Paper clip

Have you ever stopped to ponder how insignificant everyone is? You can just stand there and pick anyone out of the crowd, hold them between your thumb and forefinger. Turn them around in the light, analyzing every angle. Each one

Nights aren’t made for sleep

Nights aren’t made for sleep.  If you can’t sleep at night, then don’t sleep.  There’s no such thing as insomnia.  Insomnia is not being able to sleep at a time when people think you should be sleeping.  Do whatever you

Nights aren’t made for sleep

Nights aren’t made for sleep.  If you can’t sleep at night, then don’t sleep.  There’s no such thing as insomnia.  Insomnia is not being able to sleep at a time when people think you should be sleeping.  Do whatever you

With light, there is hope

She looks so defeated, standing at the corner waiting for the light to change. Her son tugs on her sleeve, asking “mum, what’s wrong?” She looks down at him, wipes her nose, and shakes her head as if to say

With light, there is hope

She looks so defeated, standing at the corner waiting for the light to change. Her son tugs on her sleeve, asking “mum, what’s wrong?” She looks down at him, wipes her nose, and shakes her head as if to say

Elixir

The only thought I have in my head right now is of an art deco hotel. 50’s film noir, black and white scenes. A slender cigarette perched between two of her fingers, wrapped in black lipstick. Her lips flash a

Elixir

The only thought I have in my head right now is of an art deco hotel. 50’s film noir, black and white scenes. A slender cigarette perched between two of her fingers, wrapped in black lipstick. Her lips flash a

Korobeiniki – The peddlers of life

You work with what you’re given, one piece at a time. Life does not deal you cards. Life drops pieces from puzzles into your hands. There are too many puzzles to count, and countless pieces to sort through. There is no

Korobeiniki – The peddlers of life

You work with what you’re given, one piece at a time. Life does not deal you cards. Life drops pieces from puzzles into your hands. There are too many puzzles to count, and countless pieces to sort through. There is no

We’ll be fine

An arbitrary and inaccurate unit of measurement. That is age. It is measured in years, starting from the first breath that we take. Years differ in length, so age is already flawed. But, that’s beside the point. The way we live our

We’ll be fine

An arbitrary and inaccurate unit of measurement. That is age. It is measured in years, starting from the first breath that we take. Years differ in length, so age is already flawed. But, that’s beside the point. The way we live our