Tag Archives: writing

Wishes

Somewhere, somewhen, near a corner of 42nd and 8th, some kitty-corner blocks from Times Square, in the midst of Hell’s kitchen, with buses, cabs, trucks, and cars rolling by, hundreds of people pounding the pavement, walking by, looking at the … Continue reading

Posted in Fiction, Flash | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Flashes

All the places she’s searched for him, she’s been alone. All the windows she’s climbed in, no analogue to greet her. All the phone numbers she’s called, there’s been no answer. Billions of other people walking the street and she … Continue reading

Posted in Fiction, Flash | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

You Think

This is just to say if you think you’re so much better than me, love, if you think you’re so much wiser than me, love, if you think you’re so much more than me, love, I think you’ve got to … Continue reading

Posted in Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Return 21

Our Captain dreamt. In the red dark, he walked in the footsteps of those before him. He walked in his own footsteps. He saw the Desolation, the Central City, the sprawling tides of the dead, the skeletal faces of those … Continue reading

Posted in Fiction, Flash | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Return 20

This is Part 20 in an ongoing serial. Visit the ‘Serials’ tab at the top of the page to read parts 1-19. * * * Time passed — slowly. Without Luroteo, a great and dismal sadness seemed to settle over … Continue reading

Posted in Fiction, Flash | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment