Morgan’s hair was streaked pink and blue and blonde that morning. It looked like cotton candy or bubble gum or birthday party streamers. Cal had seen her the day before when her hair had been all one color – bright red, but still one color. He would’ve been more surprised if her hair stayed the…
Month: April 2012
I Will Take Time
It has been four months since I’ve last seen her, and her absence is like a crater in my heart. At night, I lay awake staring at the ceiling and feeling phantom sensations of her fingertips running across my chest and the warmth of her breath condensing on my neck. I feel like half of…
Judging
I wish I could get inside your head, See the world from the goggles of your judgement, Part the weave into threads, See what makes you treat others like dirt, Take it all apart and find out why you always feel so hurt. Why do you bicker? Why do you start fights and condemn? With…
Chapter 1 – Narrator: ??? – Add ‘Em Up and Knock ‘Em Down
This is a rewritten version of the prologue of my first novel, “We Put the ‘Dual’ in ‘Individual.’” “Bet you wish you’d been quiet earlier, don’t ya?” the man said from the front of the van. I couldn’t tell if I sensed sadistic glee or annoyance in his voice, but either way, I didn’t…