Paige
Paige’s soul sleeps somewhere numb, somewhere cold. Her dark, disturbed visions summon her to the razor. With every cut, she bids her blood to run. With every failed seep, she utters her mantra. “Life...
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That day had been notorious. I had strolled across the tribe-island where I had glimpsed a raven perched sternly upon a birch branch. I had gazed at it but had not met its eyes. My grandma had warned...
View ArticleThe Dying Swan
The haunting notes of Tchaikovsky satiates the emotions of its listeners; and as the dancing swans pirouette effortlessly and transversely upon the stage, the spectators will gasp in horror as the one...
View ArticleFreedom
Jessica turned on the bath taps and poured bath crème into the running water. Sweet magnolia filled the room and it alleviated the pressure in her head. The past two years had been stressful and...
View ArticleImmortal Love
She narrates a passage from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet; and her heart simmers as he watches her lips, with his ancient eyes. ‘A tragic story, my love,’ he says, brushing his fingers over the...
View ArticleRalf
I take a turn, my feet pace To a double beat Down dreary street I’m clipped of all good fortune My lip is blue, broken From the devil’s punch Blood-winced, I wail, Like a big-mouthed lion with a...
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