Category Archives: Flash
I was cold then
I haven’t been this cold since the time I died, and you didn’t want to be near me. My eyes were still open, and you said it was creepy, and you wished you’d had someone shut them for you, because … Continue reading
In some other life
In some other life, we hung stockings and filled them. Our three children had to be shooed off to bed every night so we could wrap presents and eat the candy we told them not to eat too much of. … Continue reading
Resting Bitchface
I miss the way we used to pass one another, silently, eyes never meeting, greetings never exchanged. When you open your mouth, I imagine you dead, with flies on your tongue, instead of words. I find that I hate you … Continue reading
Scent and Memory
You smell like vanilla, mixed with lemon and lavender, pennies, and the ocean. Would that I could bottle it, and pour it out on my skin when I’m without you, so I could feel a little less alone.
Don’t Get Me Anything
“Getting to be near that time again.” “And?” “Don’t get me anything–” “I wasn’t going to.” “–because it just makes it awkward when– “Seriously, wasn’t gonna.” “–you have something for me and I don’t–wait, what?” “We went over this last … Continue reading