Tag Archives: 100 words

100 Words: What It Meant

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Catastrophe Jones

She fell asleep in the bath again; waking as he pulled her from the cold water, wrapped her in a towel, cupped her face in his hands. He looked in her eyes (left, then right, then left again) — he … Continue reading →

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100 Words: Deserves

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Catastrophe Jones

An electrical cord around the throat will not kill you if you cannot find a way to tighten the noose. It is hard to make the cord make knots when your hands are shaking. Misery makes your hands shake. Life … Continue reading →

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100 words: Who We Are

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Catastrophe Jones

A collection of intense electric impulses, washes of hormones within a body that cannot fully encapsulate a mind left breathless by both touch and wonder, left stunned by both beauty and horror. Moments of decision, moments of indecision; moments of … Continue reading →

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100 Words: Acceptance

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Catastrophe Jones

We believe we are whole We believe we are a universe unto ourselves And I say to you, I say unto you, that we are nothing but waters, nothing but blankness, nothing but loss and darkness and emptiness. I say … Continue reading →

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100 Words: Far-Fetched

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Catastrophe Jones

They said she was ridiculous, to believe in the thing she believed in. They said men like that, with fire in their eyes, fire in their hands — they didn’t exist. They said she didn’t exist. She knew they were … Continue reading →

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