I will be honest, the first few steps were rather difficult. I went through every room inside the house and then moved my attention to the outside of the house. The very first step in my mind was to take stock of each room from an outside perspective. What I found was somewhat promising. What … Continue reading Small Steps →

I believe from time to time it is important to sift through all of the junk that piles up in life. This goes for both the physical items acquired through everyday living and the tasks which accumulate as well. It has come to my attention in the past few weeks I have let both of … Continue reading Clutter Be Gone →

A new position at work is the cause for my silence. At least it's the main reason however I can't say that it is the full reason. Part of me has been empty of material for quite some time. The loss of friendships and the gain of a lover should be topics of conversation and … Continue reading The Long and Short of It →

Life is a single word used to describe the infinite amount of various time lines we all live. While two people may have lived for the same amount of time, they could each experience life in drastically different manners. For a few, life describes the few precious heartbeat's a child has before it is taken … Continue reading More Miles, More Time →

Emotions crashed over him like waves against rocks. He leaned back in the booth and could feel the tension in his shoulders. How people enjoy things like this he didnt know.  The music blarred at an unusually high decibal. That was the only thing he liked. The world was drowned out and his thoughts muted. … Continue reading Late Night Musings →

Stories should be told about the cracked hearts. The ones bleeding out as their mind determines how much longer they can wait before being officially stood up. Again. Is there a defined time or is it more of a range?  Never the less, it does little to silence the voices which surface or the pain … Continue reading Missed Connections →

Ellis dabbed at his nose with his sleeve. It came away with small blotches of blood. He pulled his tattered back pack from his shoulder and chucked it against the metal fence just a few yards off to his left. The bag rebounded off the fence and slid in the dirt. Ellis spared a hateful … Continue reading Shifting Times →

The rubble beneath me vibrated as another explosion went off a few streets over. Glass from hundreds of windows shattered and fell like glittering rain drops. My breaths came in short gasps as I hunched doubled over on hands and knees in the middle of the remnants of a downtown street. At least two or … Continue reading Raphael →

"The light can never go out," explained the old lighthouse operator. "Ships don't need us. Haven't in quite some time. It's the people here on land who'll suffer if that light ever goes out." Jakar watched with pinched eyes as the old man wet his lips with another beer. "Those lights were built to never go … Continue reading The Lighthouse →

Summer, fall, winter, spring, it does not matter the season, the weather or the the location, we all will burn. Some of us will burn brighter, some lighter. Some of us burn at night, alone in a room with the door closed and headphones on. Some of us burn during the day in a room … Continue reading What a Lovely Way to Burn →