Monthly Archives: September 2013
Revisiting
Waking up was instant — eyes were closed, then they were open. She blinks, looks around, and immediately sits up, hissing in pain as she unclenches her hands, dropping a small handful of old bottlecaps into her blanketed lap. “Oh,” … Continue reading
Driven
Push, pushing, press, pressure, lift your head only just enough to make sure you’re still going where you want to be going and all the while sometimes your thoughts get ahead of your fingertips when your fingertips are imperfect and … Continue reading
Water-bearer
She stands before the house, holding the gold-rimmed urn. The sacred vessel was the only one of its kind, blessed by her family to be unending, to be bottomless, to be everfull. She stands before the house and feels the … Continue reading
Water-bearer
Painted this 9/14-15. Very pleased with how it’s turned out. Need to get more paints.
Cold-blooded
Star-seared flesh crawls over the cityscape; all the inhabitants of the atmodrome have evolved photovoltaic cells inside their skin — no one there needs to eat anymore. All they do is bake, laying out like ancient lizards on rocks, regenerating … Continue reading