Bel opened her mouth to speak but suddenly an unearthly scream exploded behind her. Mia's head snapped in the direction it had come to see one of the elderly women in the lobby pointing and screaming at the opened lobby doors.

A man was being dragged jus…

The weevils of autumn are coming

Protect yourselves! Learn how to fight!

Be aware of their evils and cunning

When you see one, take action and SMITE!

For the weevils, you know, do not mean any harm

They will gather together to hug and stay warm

But they'l…

"On my count, slam the doors shut. We will need every bit of strength we have to seal the doors."

"This is crazy." Bel whispered, her eyes locked on the pack of mutants.

"Trust me." Mia glanced at Bel who nodded back.

"Albert, Scott, Richard. I need he…

The leaves reminded me of fall and fall reminded me of those homecoming football games.

Not just the football games, which don't get me wrong, I loved, but playing in the marching band was an amazing bout of camaraderie among all the instrument playing m…

You ever get that feeling when you are talking to some one and you know that your fly is down but you but you also know you aren't wearing pants?

That was a common theme in my dreams as of late. That feeling of knowing, but also knowing something further…

The pressure and light pushed reality to a distant howling sense in the first few seconds. Then the body begins to recover, a survival form of efficiency.

Hable gripped the steering column like a lifeline. Through it he felt the vibration of the craft hu…

One final question escapes her lips.

"WHO ARE YOU?" Her own voice is deafening, enhanced by the Weight she bears. It thunders down the alley, bouncing off the walls. The ringing returns to her ears, nearly drowning out his answer.

"You'll know soon enou…

Saint Patrick, dear, come rally round

This group of loved ones I have found:

The ones who’ve left, the ones embraced,

The ones that cannot be replaced;

The ones that life’s path will reveal.

If they can know the love I feel

For each and ev'ryone therein,

…

Trilla took a step back. What.. what had she just...? Her hands were shaking, her legs were threatening to give out, and she could feel an awful lump in her throat.

The smallish girl with whi-- well, she used to have white hair, now getting stained by b…

"Launcher we can't bring these dods on a drop."

"No choice, I'm ordered, now you are. They're researchers from a university across the gap. Something about looking for ancient structures."

Hable's eyes went wide in disbelief, then fury. "You joshing me? T…

The box was just that: a three story block with porthole windows, taller than wide. It was not in the least aerodynamic. Structurally, though, it was sound. Sometimes that made a difference when landing, but the miners still didn't wear helmets. If you cr…

When you get to the main stairs, you see a cloud of black smoke rising before you. Moving cautiously closer, you see flames leaping up the stairs!

Good grief, this will never do!

However, though you are frightened of the fire, you see that it is still on…

You move nervously away from the stairwell, keeping your eyes and ears open. The hallway seems to be growing longer and longer, the more you move forward.

Once you trip over a small rug that serves as a welcome mat before the Language Center entrance. …

At the broken rail, I stopped.

My head spun, it was difficult to focus. I could not stand. My tongue felt like sandpaper in my mouth. Thirst was a constant fire in my chest.

I sat, took off my sandals, crossed my legs, and waited.

From the start, I had…

I pushed the beaded curtain aside and stepped through the front door. A little naked boy, perhaps six or seven frowned at me as I entered his home and ran through the darkened doorway behind him without saying a word. The floor was made up of interlocking…

Today I broke a friendship once again

It lately seems to happen every day

I try so to be kind, but what I say

Hurts lovely people, causing grief and pain

.

How come? It truly goes against the grain

I long to be a nurturer, and pay

Respect, attention--Sadl…

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Lorelis woke up with a start. Ugh, not again. That same dream again.

She rubbed her head before getting up out of bed. She went through the usual routine of getting dressed, eating breakfast, and heading off for a day at school.

...

She didn't go to sc…

"Please, just drink this. I'll be right back." She said to the grinning injured man. She rolled her eyes after turning away. He was probably a hunter or soldier of fortune who got in a fight with a mutant bear. She hated the way they always stared at her.…

"03-21-17 I'm nothing but damaged goods. Shards of a person left scattered on the ground just waiting for some poor soul to come walking barefoot across the floor." [anonymous]

I walk slowly, nothing covering myself but down and a feeling of lack and lo…

Sloughing off the tide of years, Ixcar came to his senses very slowly. There had been darkness and now there was light. Such light it was, appearing first as a horizontal line that separated one darkness into two. The line widened and grew in intensity un…

I'm poised at the "block" section of my blog and

the anticipation, the fear, the hesitation

presses upon me like a huge pyramid balanced improbably upon my head

sinking in to fill the bald spot that this stress has weathered away from my scalp

do I dare…

You've taken it into your mouth

It's held tight between your teeth

Your tongue can sense it there so close

It will not be a pleasant taste

It's called regret, it's wrapped in pain

You know inside it will be soft

But it's for you, you know it is

So press w…

The hall was brightly lit, though curiously empty. I shoved the door labeled Trophy Room open.

The room was dark. A single spotlight shone on a pedestal. It wasn't too tall. I climbed up and stood awkwardly. The light grew brighter and I began to pose. I…

I was teaching English in Malaysia when the black spot first appeared overhead. It seemed small, barely larger than a fifty sen coin but without any real context it was hard to tell how much higher over the trees it was. Was it small and close or huge and…