I used to hate you. And I mean hate. Although we went to school together, we never spoke, never interacted. When L told me we were going to pick you up that first time, I cringed, warm bubbles of self consciousness popping in my stomach. I’d heard the rumors, your biting insults and grating laugh […]
I can’t remember the lines on your hands, the wrinkles and scars that make your touch your own. And would it matter if I did? Time has altered your fingers and your grip. You hold her differently than you held me. Your hands have grown stronger and more sure. Your lifelines are carved deeply into […]
Through the darkness, the guitar sounded, a deep thrum reverberating off the walls of the auditorium and through the hearts of the onlookers. The vibration resounded through their bones and did a somersault in their bellies, and they waited. She could feel the energy swirling through the smoky air, floating with the dustmotes through shafts […]
Bodies soak up what’s left behind. Instead of dispelling toxic moments, we bathe in dark bubbles of infected ideas. We are sponges, soaked in fears and forgotten wishes. I need something to occupy the space that you carved in me. I need to sop up some distraction instead of soaking in the accursed memory of […]
I heard that a spike in adrenaline can make you more susceptible to suggestion, that how you see yourself at that moment can permanently impact how you view yourself and the world. I wonder if this is why I am attached to you. Every moment I was with you, adrenaline pumped through my blood and […]
Soul mates. It seems like such a tired idea– two souls separated only to search for each other over space and time. Blah, blah, blah. You’re probably thinking this is funny coming from a girl who has written over 300 posts about a lost love. And maybe it is because I actually don’t believe in […]
Indecision could be one of the world’s great problems. So many decisions to make and so many lives to consider. Politicians and parents and teachers and tyrants all worry about making the wrong choice. So we vacillate. We write lists of the pros and cons. We decide with alcohol instead of reason. We make irrevocable […]
I think I need therapy. No, seriously. I think I have a problem. It shouldn’t be this difficult to forget someone who was only a twinkle in the eye of Time. It’s got to be something else, some other dissatisfaction that manifests as my unstoppable desire for you. Perhaps it’s because of my joke of […]
We all have heard people say, “I want someone to love me, wrap his arms around me, and believe I am the only star in a blackened sky.” I want this. So do you. The problem is that we’ve probably all had this or some semblance of this, yet we’ve lost it or it hasn’t […]
Her. She was all he could picture when he closed his eyes, her golden hair, her emerald eyes, her sad smile. He knew that magic was real because she existed, because he could feel her beneath his fingers, because she loved him and he loved her. And that meant magic existed, just like her. And […]
TBI Survivor Story
One Hell of an Apprenticeship
He was so ugly that everybody died. The end!
An engineered explosion of erroneous exposition.
~chaos with coffee☕
Fun for the whole asylum!
Darren Hawbrook
Get Your Keys, Grab Your Coat.
A rather droll affair
Shattered long ago...
Understanding someone’s way with words isn’t as simple as you think.
poetry w/teeth
Two old men write poetry, short stories and other things
Where are you John Bender...
My Imagination is the DEVIL on my shoulder
No, this blog is not about love.
The Works of Lori Carlson
