A Friend

There was an unusual and eerie mist covering the road, it made it hard to see where the winding road was heading. I took it slow and made my way around a large bend when she popped into view. A hitchhiker? All the way out here? We were so far from anything, it was quite strange for someone to be out here alone. No campsites or towns nearby, just the large swath of forest part of the nati...

A New Feeling

I just don't understand how no one else feels the way I do. For untold generations after genetic breakthroughs over a century ago, couples have been selected by the governing bodies based on genetic matching. They select partners based on the best outcome for the children they will bare. The idea was to enhance strong genetic traits and offset or counter weak ones, thus each success...

The Painting

It was like nothing I had ever seen before and I have done my fair share of psychedelics.

The coffee shop was very cozy and had lots of liitle nooks and crannies and lots of great places to sit. A lot of the places were well tucked either in a corner or behind book cases and a lot of effort was put into each place where none of the other little seating areas were visible when you...

Talking with the Devil

"And how did that make you feel?" He asked her with genuine concern on his face. He rarely made house calls like this, but Lunabelle was special, and not just special to him. Lunabelle had no soul, at least in a way that the Devil was familiar with, yet here she was alive and kicking and feeling and emoting and everything that humans do.

Without a soul, there may be some...

It sent a shiver up my spine just thinking about it. I could still feel the cold and the fear that seeped beneith my skin, it lingered.

"So how exactly did you escape?" The question came from a young military psychologist sitting across from me in a small "interrogation" room within a makeshift base that had been setup on the perimeter of the city, the City of Death. She briefly looked up from he...

A1: “And up next we have a submission from Sebastian Q. of Montlake Elementary, and I must say, this one is sure to give the competition a run for its money!”

A2: “That’s right Phil, this one stands out and appears to be a crowd favorite.”

A1: “The use of clashing colors in an array of arcs across the page and beyond the original boarders the artist had set for his focal point is a really bold m...

“I know a guy who knows a guy.” I responded sheepishly. They looked up from the bag and I could just barely make out a frown from the face hidden in the shadow of the hood. “Okay, in all seriousness, it was difficult as all hell to get my hands on that.” I spoke softly in a serious tone.

“Is this the real thing? I didn’t think it was possible…” The hooded figure remarked. I could tell they...

The streets were littered with the glow of neon, this was a city that never stopped moving and because of the dome protecting it, it never saw day nor night, just bright neon colors flashing away. I had walked this street many times before, it was my commute to the office, but on this particular day, something strange happened; for half a block, all of the neon signs were out. It created an eeri...

A simple white lie

To reduce harm unto thee

For truth is painful

I trusted that dood

But he did not trust in me

Beauty is now lost

Trust will save your soul

But it will hurt your feelings

What a little bitch...

It was really odd hearing that Mr. Carter would be out for the rest of the semester, he had never so much as taken time off during the school year in all the years that I have known him. He seemed fine just last week and now we are hearing this? Something seemed fishy. And typically, when someone is out on such short notice, we have to scramble to cover their classes until we can get a sub in, ...