A Dream of Rain
Poem I lie with my ear to the ground: Below I can hear the whisperings, The scratchings, the rustles, Of insects with wings like scraps of lace, Can hear the trees roots drinking...
Image Curve Blog
Animal Dilemmas – Frog Owl
Short Story The Owl spend the entire night hunting mice. It grew tired and clumsy as the night progressed. From the countless attempts it only managed to catch one. One tiny, equally unexperienced mouse,...
Superstition
Short Story My wristwatch was stuck at half past two, even though the morning sun indicated otherwise. Most people would get a battery, reset the time and move on with their day. But...
Lunch—deferred
All he needed to do was print his answers. But when he plugged his Alpha Smart into the printer and keyed the sequence to print, the device failed. We waited—in vain—for help from Astor’s...
10 mantras to start your day with
I am here I am now I am free I am calm I am kind I am focused I am the way I am the flow I am the force I am the universe...
The City Among the Stars – Part Five: Flames
Short Story John Stone raised his flame high and let it pierce through Zerzura’s afternoon darkness. The people, getting their first breathes of fresh air since the instatement of the lockdown, flocked to the...
My Grandpa Killed Hitler, Part Three – John Pelham vs. Der Führer
Part Three: John Pelham vs. Der Führer With his training and ROTC experience, John Pelham was one of the highest-ranking officials in that Rocky Mountain Mule Unit. But with the reign of terror brought...
Once Upon A Night (In A Dreamy Place They Met)
Love Poem Once upon a night (in a dreamy place they met) As I lay at your side, Caressed by your exhale Your sounds echoing o’er the silence Your arms holding with every breathe...
Animal Dilemmas – Giant Squid Dragonfish
Short Story The Dragonfish was in a positive mood having stashed a large chunk of meat that would feed it for a few days. It still hunted but never left the vicinity of the...
A Snapshot of Bicycling around Bruges
I can’t remember how I met them. Or their names. They were college students abroad, like me. We rented bikes, toured the city and surrounding countryside. We visited the city square first, where the...
The Dream – Part One
She opened her eyes and breathed slowly. That damn dream. A few short steps to the kitchen, and button pressed and coffee began to leak into the percolator. Sunlight slowly came through the window...
