Midnight Creatures
The wind in the branches interrupted their dreams. They held each other tight as midnight creatures prowled beyond the walls, as discreet as the secrets we never share.
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Carbon
You live in the earth, sun, sea, and air, born of unexploded stars, the detritus of white dwarves, canvassing the Galaxy with steady resolve and infusing yourself into the organic realm. You float on a baby’s breath to nearby plants that convert you into the energy needed to feed us all and power the globe.
Virtual Love in the Age of Basketball
Don walked into the living room with a basketball in his hands. His son Greg was playing Assassin’s Creed. “Let’s go shoot some hoops,” Don said. Greg just kept staring at the screen. “Dad, I’m in the middle of something.” “There’s no remote control button to life, son. C’mon, let’s go. Daylight’s burning. You need some exercise.” “I’m
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Bright Idea
It was one of those strange little bursts of insight better left unmentioned. Cody and Don were at dinner in a nice little Italian restaurant. She reached across the table, ran her index finger across the top of his hand, and finally said, “I love you, Don.” He flinched slightly at the word love and glanced
Contingencies
Nate walked halfway down a narrow alley and opened a dumpster next to the back door of a pizza parlor. He pushed open the lid and stroked his beard. A near-empty bottle of McCormick vodka sat at an angle on top of the heap with its label up. He pulled it out of the garbage, finished
Liminal
I shift from one scene to the next until a beam of light paints the wall, signaling unfinished business. I rise, stiff and uncertain, remembering when waking life was an extension of the dream.