Monthly Archives: December 2014
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
The Autumn Queen No. 17 – To The Court
This is #17 of The Autumn Queen. To start at the beginning, go here. PREVIOUS * * * The three of us had been inseparable–Elias, Kellis, and I–even if we fought, we came back around to one another, with our … Continue reading
I Dreamt Of
I dreamt about you, again. I dreamt of pushing you against the glass in that hotel in Prague. Of your breath and skin fogging the window. I dreamt of your stockings around your throat, your lips gone bruise-purple. I dreamt … Continue reading
The Autumn Queen No. 16 – Still Without
This is #16 of The Autumn Queen. To start at the beginning, go here. PREVIOUS * * * “Where is my son? Where did you take him? What have you done with him?” she asked me. I would not look … Continue reading