Escapist

"Autumn now," Grandma spat, rocking in the tired oak chair. A graying cat sat in her lap, wide eyed.…

Lascia ch’io pianga

I'm like a beast- other to myself

mia crude sorte

a gendered thing

e …

"Sweet girl, you've started your Moon Tides," the kind old woman told me, her dark hand holding too …

This week I was cast as the Evil Sorceress in an opera- I’m a man (biologically), mind you- but I al…

Graceful, sad queen of the swimming birds

covered in tulle and leaping-

your sickness was hidden so …

A grisly, grating moan spread across the warrior tribe as they discovered their kin at the shrine.

…

Michael began to cry. He had entered the Altar by the Sea, and he was a timid tempest: shaking and n…

Michael's tribe was one of warriors. Their magic was rooted in guttural blood-lust, the feeling of k…

"Eve?...if ya ask me, God set 'er up fer failure."

"...bless 'er heart, but Eve never loved me. Wel…

I turn 80 today. Birthdays don’t mean much anymore, but I’ve been lucky. I'm the only one of my frie…

"Ow," I inhaled.

Tucker winced too, but smiled and kept going. "Not many people come in at 5 AM to…

After taking in what Sally had shown me, I felt like a dandelion seed who had caught a shimmering wi…

"What's your sign?!"

"Piss off, Elise."

…

"Pokemon cards?"

"Check!"

"Vodka tonic?"

"Check!"

My dreamcatcher failed.

Saw mommy again.