Tag Archives: love
The Autumn Queen No. 9 – Treason
This is #9 of The Autumn Queen. To start at the beginning, go here. PREVIOUS * * * I went to visit him, there in the dark, where those who have committed the worst crimes are kept. I walked … Continue reading
What It Is About Christmas
“Dunno what it is about Christmas,” she said, looking down at her empty hands. Chipped nails fiddle with the fraying edges of her cheap fingerless gloves. “Sometimes I duck into the churches that stay open overnight. Around this time of … Continue reading
Flashback
“Fuck Christmas.” “You’re like this every year.” “I maintain: Fuck Christmas.” “You love the lights.” “They stop working every year. I have to take them all apart and try again.” “You love the holiday dinners.” “Just gimme Chinese.” “You love … Continue reading
Haiku Story
I never knew what you were asking for but I still find me flailing to give it even when I’m certain I should just be giving up. Get past it. Get through it. You’ve given me the kind of advice … Continue reading
Visions of Leni
I believed him, when he said he wouldn’t just kill her. I believed him, when he said he’d make it worse than that. For all the lies I’d caught him in, for all the betrayals, this wasn’t something I was … Continue reading