Monthly Archives: October 2014
Her Dreams
In truth, I never should have climbed the tower, and let us into those rooms. I never should have let Ianto kiss the sleeping girl; he did not wake her, but he woke what had been in her dreams. He … Continue reading
Jodaan
We set the fires as the sun goes down, one here, at the twilight’s edge, the cast back the darkness. When it is high enough, when the earth has turned enough, at the next ridge, they let theirs flare to … Continue reading
In The Final Throes
There is a stutter, briefly, in her mind’s eye — she is looking at him, and yet through him, and she cannot comprehend. There is a sting, a sharp cut to her cheek, shrapnel slicing a red line over pale … Continue reading
Flashes
Screechfire blankeye heartgulp runrunrunrunrunrunrun don’tlookdon’tlookAAAAAAH(looked) blissfreezejumprotoscopekickoutlashout jawbreaknecksnap hallelujahrunfree don’tlookback don’treachback don’tholdback blissedoutfallingdownscrapeknee breakwrists crumpledbirdfoldedup origamilife tenderdelicate
We Both Know
He stands there, expectant, alternately demanding and baby-bird, infuriated and frightened, and he looks to me for answers about the heart of his that he gave me for safekeeping, but I have none to give him, as I set it … Continue reading