Monthly Archives: January 2015
Brad
“I’ll fucking kill you,” he raged, fists clenched, his face twisted in a grimace of fury. “Now, Brad…” There wasn’t any reason left on that face — there wasn’t any thought left, anything that could hear rational thought, anything that … Continue reading
Demon Blues
Fever and light she got those redblack eyes she got that heat that’s not heat and I vaporize. I come apart come undone in a rush I feel on fire; I know I’m too hot to touch
It Wasn’t Me
So easily the center of his chest had opened, a blossom, a poppy, spreading in a flash of redblack. He dropped to the concrete, his knees buckling, eyes rolling to the back of his head. When he struck the ground, … Continue reading
Stitch-n-Bitch
“This is disastrous,” Adele said, looking over the fabric. “Absolutely disastrous.” “It’s the tiniest stain. Put a pearl there.” Beatrice looked unperturbed by the existence of the little mark, a spot of blood that happened upon the cloth when she’d … Continue reading
Penny
Penny likes to be bent over my desk. When I first met her, she was a fearful thing who had no idea how to carry herself, or where she belonged. After six months with me, she walks with her head … Continue reading