The great deluge

a silver cloud on the horizon, a storm of epic estimation, the prophesied harbinger of change will bring rain to fall for forty days, rising over the disbelievers, they will be towed under by their chains. a mass of water will plummet down this way washing out the idle foundation farms, houses, people─gone they cannot…

Knowing Sylvia Plath

I am surprised you have survived until now. Sleeping pills in the medicine cabinet. Father’s gun in the closet. Razor on the sink. Cold steel burns. No tears, only blood. I will never know love. Your parents will delight in one less disappointment when you are laid to rest. Rest? And you still think sleep…

Interview with Book Worm Reads

Q) Tell us something about yourself. My love for scaring people is not limited to the written word. I also enjoy telling scary stories around a campfire, finding creepy places wherever I travel, the iridescent glow of an animal’s eyes at night, and getting (semi)lost in a forest. My family and friends know me as…

the sleeper

all that is real is what I imagined, lost in a world of dreams where my soul is full of love and love is my passion drifting and floating on an endless sea of vision stirring and softly breathing in a night of endless prisons all that I feel is only imagined here in my…

For(e)Fathers

Eye blinking at suddenly light The misery of an early sage No shame to be earnestly contrite. How can we claim all that’s right? Gather sheets from history’s page Eye blinking in sudden light Built on shoulders bent by blight The riptide of pent up rage No shame to be earnestly contrite. Earlier still, death…

It’s time to people watch like a big-time creeper!

Personally, I enjoy character research. It’s an excuse to people watch. Every new person I meet is fodder for a character. I think people watching offers a great window into understanding character interactions. Among other things, It can help with: dialogue mannerisms traits background Some of my favorite places for people watching are parks, coffeehouses,…