Author Archives: Catastrophe Jones
DeathWatch No. 40 – You’re No Princess
This is Issue #40 of DeathWatch, an ongoing Serial. Click that link to go find ‘A Beginning’ and read from there, if you need to catch up. Happy Reading! PREVIOUS * * * “The princess is busy,” the woman said, … Continue reading
There Would Be More
We are not as I had originally imagined us to be. I thought somehow there would be more Stardust and less spray paint, more Yahtzee and less tears. I thought you would like my homemade moonshine; I had not imagined … Continue reading
Nothing Like It Used To
They don’t write ’em like they used to, the epic songs, the twice-told tales; they don’t spin them like they used to, the stories you could stay up all night to listen to. They don’t play them like they used … Continue reading
As Perfect As I’d Hoped, Except
Flush with the heat of remembering your hand at my hip. It was one kiss. Just the once. I re-live it every waking moment, that pure, perfect instant where I asked for something, and got it, without pretense. I was … Continue reading
DeathWatch No. 39 – Have You Ever Said It Aloud?
This is Issue #39 of DeathWatch, an ongoing Serial. Click that link to go find ‘A Beginning’ and read from there, if you need to catch up. Happy Reading! PREVIOUS * * * “Yes, yes,” Kieron said, trying hard but failing … Continue reading