I turned on the television to see what I could view, and had only been watching for an hour or two, when a commercial came on with a face that I knew, asking if I wanted to make more money. “I sure do!”

She spoke as if speaking directly to me, offering career training or a GED, and told me I could even get a college degree, and she would send all the information to me toll free!

I thought for a ...

The sound of his laughter echoed through the room, but his eyes remained cold and distant. Beams of moonlight shot through gaps in the floorboards above, illuminating the dust and gun smoke that swirled in the stale basement air, as the dark red glow of his eyes slowly faded below the ragged hole in his forehead.

Looking at the wound, I almost regretted using such a barbaric projectile. A hollow...

Was the jolt real or in my head? Maybe both. A static shock shot through my skull and I opened my eyes to see the blinking lights of the instrument panel. A sense of relief washed over me. The ship had never been fully tested prior to launch, but it was the only option we had. The hybernation system seemed to have worked. One moment I was bracing for liftoff, clinching a crease in my seat cushion,...

**In** another place,

**Another** tale untold,

**Life** in distant time and space,

**Our** love would still uphold.

**Souls** and spirits bound,

**Would** in any instance,

**Intertwine**, encircle, surround,

**Our** lives with pure persistence.

**Hearts** of faith and fate,

**Would**, regardless of distance,

**Synchronize** with desire innate,

**And** transcend all existence.

**Our** love is l...

I love to hear the sound

Of the rain coming down

As I lay wide awake up in my bed.

It drowns my chain of thought

And worries that are caught

In the whirlpool of dread inside my head.

Rain drop pitter patter

Is better than the clatter

Of thoughts I fight and struggle to control.

The burning in my chest

Impressing on my rest

Brings fear that I can feel deep in my soul.

Rain goes through the gutter...