Tag Archives: pieces
Remember We Used to Dance
She knew. That was the part that distressed Lana. Shari knew, and was only biding her time until she could use the information to her advantage. Lana wondered what would have to come up, how it would have to play … Continue reading
New Year’s Traditions
He stood at the top of the building, after the news crew and security hires had left, looking down over the edge, blinking black lashes against the frosting wind. He smoked, narrowing his eyes, and tried to pick her out … Continue reading
Feast
When I am empty, I gorge myself on the remembered tastes of all my lovers. I can bite into the saltsweat of this one’s fear, and breathe in the whiskysmoke of that one’s lust, and fill myself on the feast … Continue reading
I could listen to her for hours
“I listen to him sing, almost every morning. I listen to him sing with his new hand because some caballero chopped off the old one, and I listen to him sing and I remember that he isn’t any more real … Continue reading
Cold and Flu Season
It began as a thought in the 19th century, a wondering in someone’s head: What’s the earth’s temperature? On average, globally, for that century, it was approximately 13.6 C. Today, on average, the temperature is 14.6 C, one full degree … Continue reading