I once loved a tailor who took eager care of me/ Sewed together my loose ends with stitches neat and clean/ But now my love is gone/ And I am left unraveling/ Unraveling-Unraveling, The Crane Wives Writing Prompt Sometime in the middle of the night, Jess' parts scatter. It starts with her toes, popping off …
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A Tiny Heart Beat
“I wasn't actually in love, but I felt a sort of tender curiosity.”― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby She was a toxicologist and often found herself wondering the woods to admire plants and fungus. She had a sort of "tender curiosity" for them, and liked to watch the way the local fauna reacted with them. Being …
Faceless
“Face your life, its pain, its pleasure, leave no path untaken.”― Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book Darren came to a fork in the road, both paths looked about the same. Because he didn't know where he was going anyway, he decided to start down the left path and, if he got bored, he would head back and …
Forest of Birds
“Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle A biologist, while studying a common bluebird, notices something strange in the trees up ahead. He approaches cautiously and sees …
Remembering 2020
“In that moment, in that tiny brown space full of sweating and breathing people (we used to take this for granted), I realized I have to trust in those around me during this time of fear.”—Jin, Quiet As 2020 is reaching its end, we must reflect on the year. Take a moment to make a …
Interrupted sleep
“And then there stole into my fancy, like a rich musical note, the thought of what sweet rest there must be in the grave.”― Edgar Allan Poe, The Pit and the Pendulum Roy was ready when his time finally came. He had lived a long life. A life so success and suffering. A like of prosperity and …
Parent’s Secrets
“We did everything adults would do. What went wrong?”― William Golding, Lord of the Flies Being a young child of ten, Jane thought adults were the smartest and coolest people she knew. She did everything to be like her parents. She mimicked their walks and mannerisms, she repeated their sentences and laughter. After a while, however, she …
Being a Werewolf Sucks
“You're always you, and that don't change, and you're always changing, and there's nothing you can do about it.”― Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book The problem with being a werewolf is that you have no autonomy. Your life is just decided for you. Once a month you become a killing machine unable to decide your own fate, …
Real Life Music Score
“In memory, everything seems to happen to music.”― Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie Whenever an important event would happen in Camilla's life, music would start to play; Although, no one else seemed to hear it. She was relieved when the music was gentle and calming or even upbeat. It was the menacing melodies she had to look …
Banished to the Sea
“When I was a child I truly loved:Unthinking love as calm and deepAs the North Sea. But I have lived,And now I do not sleep.”― John Gardner, Grendel A thousand years ago, or maybe two, Levi was banished to the sea for stealing away the man of his heart. The man was meant to be a prince, …
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