Monthly Archives: October 2015
We who are about to date salute you
I once thought of his commonplace eyes as extraordinary. I once thought of his flatlipped mouth as beyond compare. I once thought of his useless hands as masterfully skilled. We teach ourselves to lie to ourselves. We reward outward masking … Continue reading
DeathWatch No. 99 – You’re so green, you grow in the sun
This is Issue #99 of DeathWatch, an ongoing Serial. Click that link to go find ‘A Beginning’ and read from there, if you need to catch up. Happy Reading! PREVIOUS * * * Coming back to the present was disorienting at … Continue reading
Dialogue/Picture This
“Hey… hey y’… y’that guy. From th’news!” “…That get me a drink?” “Buddy it’ll get y’wasted.” “Oh. Good.” “H’much d’you ‘member?” “Depends.” “I hear you. Single r’blended?” “Single.” “Rocks?” “Straight.” “Okay so. How much do y’remember?” “Really want to know?” … Continue reading
Streams Of Unconsciousness
So you can these precious remember remember in my peach TS always was the one on the bottom of the glass of Hemingway full of shotgun don’t I wish I was like Steve McQueen standing in my aunt’s dining room … Continue reading
Revival
He says “Remember” and those navy eyes fly open, and her mouth opens, and both song and light pour from her eyes and mouth, and she laughs, delighted, throwing her arms around him, kissing his lips. She has not laughed, … Continue reading