Monthly Archives: May 2015

shmuckeye

buckeye shmuckeye, get out of my lawn, that’s all i ever hear that old bastard yell over my headphones before i turn up the volume. who is he to call me a buckeye? the nickname holds no affection, yet it … Continue reading

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leeched

i will let my soul go on and inhabit another why should it be confined within these walls, of someone with no direction, no discipline, no substance? this body defies its needs, it rebels against itself, relying strictly on what … Continue reading

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rugrats

I am 17, going on 18, and I feel like a mom. Not that I am a mom, of course, I am too young for that. But… I am a mom in spirit. I was looking through my yearbook yesterday, … Continue reading

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There was a girl that went here at the beginning of the year. She worked hard, had friends, made a statement, but when she moved, she was gone forever. She was mentioned once or twice in passing, but the transition … Continue reading

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isolated

Her phone buzzed over and over, attempting to capture her attention. She didn’t want to look, she knew what it would say: news about things she wasn’t apart of anymore. They’re sending her all the new lists – that’s what … Continue reading

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cold as ice

“What was that?” he called from upstairs, and she listened as his feet hit the hardwood floor. “Just ice,” she mumbled, then a little louder: “Just ice!” “Oh.” He was beside her then, hugging her while she typed away on … Continue reading

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Domestic – that’s how they’re acting. Domestic. The TV is on, she’s at the kitchen table weaving some stories, he’s in the kitchen frying bacon. The smell of the cooking meat fills the house, the sound of Fez’s voice rising … Continue reading

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rework of The Siren

You wouldn’t believe the way she moves, so gracefully at ease. She has a smile that transforms her face, one that the seamen would do anything to have aimed at them. Her eyes, the devil’s eyes, so warm when in … Continue reading

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The words come to the writer. The works are a scramble of words in the air, and they come to the writer in waves – say this, say that, like palmer declared. He said the writer can never escape the … Continue reading

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He wrote it down on a cocktail napkin, but it’s nowhere to be seen. He searches frantically – the desk, the floor, the closet, the drawers. He can’t find it anywhere, and when she tells him, she grins sheepishly. She … Continue reading

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