Tagged: death

art poem 0

Ode to Bacon

Art Poem   Those faces, blurred and smudged as if an artist’s finger had passed over the surface of the paper. What horrors lurk inside your psyche so that you see the world in...

fiction about middle east 0

Everything Changes

Short Story   The school bell rang and Shani was the first out of the door. A carefree and clumsy girl, she careened over the startlingly green hills with her arms outstretched like an...

free online reads books 0

Freak – Part Six

Serial Fiction   “Do you think we should help him?” “Nah, its just that kid from third hour — you know the one. He’s always staring at you.” “I know … but he just seems...

short stories about dreams and reality 0

Animal Dilemmas – Jerboa Coyote

Short Story The Coyote did not have a plan. It had been fed in captivity for so long that thinking ahead for itself was completely eliminated from its mind. When it ran out from...

death poems 0

The Lady on the Floor

Poem   It happened suddenly like a painful unpredictable sunshine in your eyes the sight of the body with uncovered arms and breathless mouth she was lying still on the concrete an immense beauty...

read drama online 0

Cups with Coriander: Affogato

Serial Fiction Story   The next day I got up early and went for a run. This was new for me; Cori was the runner. Sleek and stunning, she wore athletic gear the way...

haibun poem 0

Personal Paschal Mystery

Haibun Poem   You took your last breath. You, the Life, died. Where you could never be, you went. Death, through yours, becomes the door to life. My cousin, who could sit still no...

poem about death 1

Piece of Nothing

Poem   The world belongs to the living… Now you are far away from home, the home you never had, and as your presence turns to stone, I’ll never call you “dad”. Now you...

introspective fiction 1

The Glass Room and the Mirror

Short Story   Tom was killed a year and three days ago. We didn’t do anything for the anniversary, at least I didn’t. His family probably did. We were at a party and he...