It was the 22nd of June and the sun was scorching. The rubber on my shoes were meltingand sweat ran down my face is rivers. Still somehow I was able to catch the eye of a lovely read head. She looked as if she had just come from the gym with a pink tank top … Continue reading

An Inch Too Far

I had a dream about her again. She was a kiss' breath away and her emerald eyes filled my view. I couldn't say if her lips moved or if I heard her words in my head like a telepath but what I do know is they tore at my soul like winter wind. "If only … Continue reading An Inch Too Far

Dead Post

In a contest for the most influential weapon of all time, paper would be the unsung hero. Guns, knives and nuclear bombs changed lives in a drastic way, but nothing held a candle to paper. It couldn't kill thousands of people at one time, but it sentenced that number to death every day. Bad news … Continue reading Dead Post

Sin’s Delight

The brilliant blue sky was freckled with white clouds high in the sky. Sin leaned back. The warm sand felt like tiny pin pricks along his spine and shoulders but worked wonders on relaxing his exhausted muscles. He breathed in deep and the comforting smell of salt reminded him how far he had come to … Continue reading Sin’s Delight

The Ceremony

It was a small rectangular room with no window at all. They only thing in the room was a broken stool. He sat and waited for his introduction Rigs could hear groups of people enter and take their places in the other room.. He knew the exact number of the population but only those who … Continue reading The Ceremony

Three sided dice

Samuel felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. He wished the message would be from Megan,the girl of his dreams. The image of her invaded his mind. He could imagine her now, walking along the campus path with her summer dress waving in the timid breeze. His eyes followed her, waiting for her to evaporate … Continue reading Three sided dice

Fields of Clouds Pt. 2

Aleer walked through the house and out the back door. He stood on the cement patio and lit a cigaret. A brief look around told him all her needed to know; his neighbors were sleeping."I don't care about sunsets or nursery rhymes Verick. I care about dying and death. Oh yes, and this tiny little … Continue reading Fields of Clouds Pt. 2

Fields of Clouds

Aleer was leaning against the edge of his desk in the dark, palms pressed firmly into the solid wood. His fingers drummed quietly as he spoke into the darkness."There has to be something else you can tell me Verick.""There is nothing more I can say.""What do you mean 'a deal has been made'? By whom?" … Continue reading Fields of Clouds

Standing on the Sidelines

Here I stand. Wishing. Waiting. Praying for the day to come to a close and for tomorrow not to show. Here I stand deserted and alone. I remember the genuine smiles and the laughter of a life worth living. I replay the memories in my mind and wonder why. Why there are so few now … Continue reading Standing on the Sidelines

Eyes Wide Open

Aleer was back in his childhood bedroom, looking down at himself. It was not the bedroom his foster family loaned him for his short stay, but the one in his nightmares. It was not so much a bedroom as a prison and torture chamber. The signs were evident now as he stood in the room … Continue reading Eyes Wide Open