She was walking down the sidewalk in the downtown area of Seattle when she noticed a pile of white blankets and other...
They would never stop. She used to love the sight of birds on a rooftop, electric wires, even clotheslines. She used...
Disappeared into the cityscape, hiding unintentionally, friend to only the birds, for they are the only ones who wi...
It was an early morning. Anna was going for a morning run around her block. She was always found doing something wort...
The young man stared down at the small book, his middle and index fingers pressed down to keep the pages from turning...
I looked at the passport, and then back up at the woman standing in front of me. "Are you serious?" I asked, a puzzl...
You can count me out.
"Oh, do come for dinner!" she purred. "Is there anything you don't eat?" "Well ... quite a few things," he said. "I h...
You can count me out. You can count me out. How many times do I have to say it? Count me out of your scheme. I have...
You can count me out, I said. I am not doing it. No. I left this years ago. I have a life now, I told them. No more o...
Your 8 year old Brother · Dracula · Mixtape
My eight-year-old brother couldn't sleep. He had watched a scary movie, and its main character was invading his thoug...
We were sitting in the basement, Danny and me. Tv's on. Hockey game. Upstairs ma and pa is fighting again. Bills. Or ...
dear bobo, happy birthday! i am sorry i missed it, but i hummed the song for you this morning while we convoyed into ...
It was supposed to be a nice relaxing drive. We were going to my mother's house for Christmas, the presents all stack...
The curtains were the safety. I could never sleep unless the curtains were draped and folded over each other, obscur...
The car stalled. The roads were half washed out and the rain pounded like a blacksmith's hammer on the hood. The stor...
Homeless Man · Public Bus · Life
Every morning, the No. 7 bus drives down Cherry Lane. The kids waiting for the bus get splashed by a puddle whenever ...
Leave me behind as you do is because of my fault. The fault you saw in me is the one you said you'd fix, it's the fau...
It was an odd feeling. Looking at a family. He'd been away from his own family for so long that he felt like he'd nev...
"It is here. Start digging." the large man pointed with his hat. "How do you know? What is this treasure?" "Dig, or...
"Grandpop's teeth didn't look like that." "How do you know?" "Because mom always said you got his teeth. Do your te...
A small flower Just a seed planted in the dark you were fed, to grow, to blossom. In the dark you grew, Spreading yo...
The sheep were at pasture.
The sheep were at pasture, but the shepherds were gone. They had made a deal with the wolves to let them have a porti...
"The sheep were at pasture," Daniel typed into his screen. Monica slinked up behind him, read the screen and mocked, ...
The sheep were at pasture. It was 0300 and the troops were restless. They wanted action, not this placid chewing of ...
Da dum de dum, normal day- HOLY SH*T I'M FLOATING. WHAT THE HECK. I'M FLOATING. WAIT A MINUTE HOLD IT IS THAT A PINEA...
She was lost in a land, not exactly a physical one. She was surrounded by things that made her happy. She was floatin...
Alarm clocks, women, toys and books; Bananas, high-heels, dirty looks. The clocks get bigger as they grow, For Cleopa...
The bully grabbed me and Billy by the collar. He started dragging us in the direction of what looked like a soccer go...
It seemed a good idea to tell the kids to hide behind the bars when the boy went berserk. Glue sniffing was the first...
Josh ground his teeth in frustration. The other kids on the playground were really getting to be a nuisance. He'd he...