The screen seemed to zoom in closer and closer, the letters S-E-N-D becoming more vivid and bold. How may minutes have I stared at it? Or was it hours? Something about that single key could make a 360 degree change in my life and yet it’s calling me, inviting. I held on to the mouse…
The Proposer
I stared at the ceiling. Pitch black, there is no difference even with the water welling out of my eyes. Damn. Pull it together. This day started out just a regular Monday morning. A heavy egg and corned beef at the fastfood corner, two spoons of sugar and creamer blended on the hot coffee in…
Portraits
Found poems take existing texts and refashion them, reorder them, and present them as poems. The literary equivalent of a collage, found poetry is often made from newspaper articles, street signs, graffiti, speeches, letters, or even other poems. (poets.org)
The Winemaker
“What” and “If” are two words as non-threatening as words can be. But put them together side-by-side and they have the power to haunt you for the rest of your life: What if? What if? What if? I don’t know how your story ended but if what you felt then was true love, then it’s…
The Farmer
Selection day. Today is my eighteenth birthday. And today, I have the right to choose my own Craft. It is the only day in my life when I may choose to become a farmer like my parents—or choose from the other Crafts. The town of Petani has three Crafts, as decreed by the Council: the…
The Wanderer
The pot of boiling water shook on the brick stove. I was about to place the fresh deer meat my father had hunted from the forest when I heard the heavy galloping of horses. I removed the firewood and watched the flames die down, leaving behind blackened remnants of charred wood. The deer was big—bigger…
The Wife
I really wish you knew what he is capable of before you entertained him in your life as I had the littlest of an idea when we started out. All I saw were his good sides, I was so into him I never heeded the advice from my friends. However, six months of marriage made me see the whole picture of him.
The Hiker
A wishing well had caused quite a stir in Sonador. It was located within Sonador’s untouched forest. It was rumored that whoever wished at the well would have their desire come true—if they could look directly into the water and see both their reflection and their wish. Many were happy upon looking. Some wished for…
The Painter
I propped my canvas to the stand. The oil paint already in the palette, black and white to create the perfect shades and hues, some red, blue, and yellow. Today, I’ll be painting the couple giggling below the pine tree. They were both sitting with their backs resting on the tree’s trunk. The gal rested…
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