In mathematics, a point of inflection is a point on a curve where the concavity of the curve changes, a momentary point where the slope of the curve is equal to the slope of its tangent at that point. Points of inflection mark the transitions between upwa…

I laid on my back on the forest floor, the deadfall beneath me striving vainly to push me closer to the sky. Perched above me a black raven rested on a branch, peering intently down at me, just as it had for the last two hours. The creature never moved, n…

unravel me without delay

with batting thread and macrame

my mental health's unmade today

and rapidly I start to fray

.

the stomach acids eat at me

my eyes lose focus and can’t see

my skin is sloughing off so free

cascades of wellness one two three

.

today…

She lay on her new planet. How wonderful it was to have her own planet, as she'd always deserved. Really, she had an entire solar system all her own, but it was just a tiny corner of the infinite universe.

One day, she wanted to have more. But this was en…

"- Come in, I've lost your signal. I say again, -"

I stopped when my partner put a hand on my shoulder.

"You're scaring the civilians."

I let go of the transmit button with some reluctance, suddenly aware that wide-eye stares were following my pacing o…

"And how will you do that?"

"It is a particular truth about secrets, Astarlane -"

"Please stop calling me that."

"- Astarlane, is that when you stop and look in just the right place, they betray themselves."

He stopped, and looked around. Just like th…

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No one intends to get addicted. At least that's what they say. The manufacturer says that it is an unintended consequence over which they have no control. They encourage prospective gamers to “play the game responsibly”. They even include the phone nu…

Sometimes broken means better

sometimes failure means experienced

means strong enough for the storm

brave enough for the waves of tears

weathered enough for the strikes of shame

hardened enough for the echoes of failure

fierce enough for the icy rejection…

Hey ditty ditty, the cat or the kitty

the cow jumped over the moon

But her heels didn't make it

So she hid under a blanket

And vowed to never leave her room

~

The stars twinkled harshly

The moon asked her nicely

but the cow stayed locked all away

Until th…

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Aug. 10 2016

I put my pieces back differently after we left each other shattered.

So when I see you again my heart races but not in the same rhythm.

When you speak, I hear your words but your voice is different.

When I try to talk, almost everything…

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Three strangers crouched around a small fire, warming their hands. Despite that earlier two of them had come to the third's aid, they were keenly aware they weren't friends but momentary allies; strangers linked by their strangeness. None of them were su…

After lunch we had recess. As we exited the doors, most excitedly bolting for the best kickball and the honor of choosing their teams, a small group of boys hung back behind me. I was walking, not running.

The yard teacher had stepped into the middle of …

The heavily-rusted sign over the garage read "HAL'S AUTO REPAIR", and the address above the front door, which read "462", was missing bottom half of the 2. Spraypaint coated the lower half of the decaying brickwork on the ground floor wall.

Hard Drive ho…

I walked through your ear drum

Headed straight for your Parietal Lobe

Deliciously discordant echoes bouncing

Through the hallways of your soul

.

I strolled into your Frontal Lobe

Music wafting in louder from

Somewhere beneath your bleeding heart

I glance…

I read until the words swam before my eyes. I found myself spinning the promise ring I kept on a chain around my neck. Dayne, where are you? I prayed. Please, be safe.

"Find anything useful?" Harlan leaned around a freestanding shelf, awakening me fr…

I looked up at the sky & saw a belt of densely packed stars banded across the blackness of night. The galaxy they represented felt so far away, though deep inside i logically knew that i was a part of it.

I wondered where exactly I fit in, though & the a…

A flight of fancy.

I was walking listlessly one day and passed someone's private boat in their driveway. The boat was covered by a tarpaulin, light blue. I've seen cars, motorbikes, and even buildings covered with cloth, too, at times. For their protectio…

Candle scent and fire warms

Blankets soft and cheerful talk

Sweetened words and loving arms

Safe indoors from winter's walk

Eyes grow heavy

Sleep's embrace

Lulls us to another place...

...

Wake

alone

to muffled snores

House has gone to bed

All asleep b…

They'll hear

The pounding heart inside

My chest

Always beating

Never rest

And my breathing

Hoarse and gasping

Terror rasping

From my throat

Fire burning

In my face

From what she wrote

They'll see it flare

They'll see it there

And I, betrayed

Can't hide a…

Looking both over her shoulders and glasses, she raised her penciled eyebrows.

I said nothing to the god, merely turned my back to it and stepped to the golden post from which the spectre of death continued to emanate. The fleshing blade was still in my hand, and using the curved tip of that sanctified steel, I drew the point along …

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