Pillar You killed me with your words wrapped in love. You cut the grass from beneath my feet, chopped my ankles in one clean stroke. Your voice, relentless, never broke. You took me down in one fell sweep, like an uncanny master of an ancient art. I watched me fall one thousand feet, watched ground […]
03.03.2018 10:35
Confessions of A Silenced Popsicle Thief* It was a white December evening in 2016. We were sitting at her kitchen table in a small town on the east coast. We were speaking in low tones, telling hushed stories that held us fast to the cold wooden seats of the stiff kitchen chairs. Outside, the deep […]
19.06.2017 15:51
Facing a blue screen When she saw him again it was a Monday afternoon, eighteen years later. Time had lengthened him out, stretched him at the edges, had filled his once lean cheeks and softened his sharp jawline. Time had put that grave stamp of age on his face. “I’m getting old,” he said. He […]
26.06.2013 15:03
Staring into nothing His touch was gentle, his hold was firm, and there was a fire burning in his eyes that she feared would consume her. Heartbeat, drumbeat, a thunderous tandem, a feast with no food, a full cup with no drink. She was ready, but there was nowhere to go. “Prend-moi, je suis à […]