It was Tuesday, a Tuesday like any other, smelling of lukewarm chai and long-forgotten gym socks. I stepped outside in my usual attire, earbuds in ear, ready to listen to the ever-increasing backlog of podcast episodes. I looked out at the pleasant day and took a deep breath, when suddenly the sky cracked.

Not metaphorically. Literally. A jagged sliver tore through the sky like someone had ...

"How do you know the deceased?" The priest asked.

"Well, here's the thing..." The stranger started, "it's my job."

The priest looked quizzically at the stranger, "I'm not sure I follow." He finally responded with.

"I'm a guide of sorts, and while I may not have known them in the realm of the living, it is my job to know them once they cross. Some may have to stay a very long time on the ban...

"She is an absolute menace!" He expressed almost shouting. "She has no regard for others and just does what she wants. If you have a piece of cake, and she's hungry, she isn't afraid of just kicking you in the shin and taking it from you." He continued.

"Hmmm... I see..." His coworker said nodding along.

"The blood of pure evil courses through her veins," he went on, "and I don't see it s...

In a world full of roses, be a piece of poo

Okay, hear me out,

before you begin to pout,

I am here to explain,

everything

Well, maybe not everything,

but I will bring,

or rather, shed,

some light on what I said

Roses are red,

and other colors too,

but if you are poo,

it won't matter to you

What will matter is,

you provide sustenances,

from incontinences,

working in resonances

So if you are fe...

Xander’s head pounded out a distress signal in Morse code to the universe; he was hungover, and it was not pretty. His state could be summed up as “sentient Jell-O.” His body ached all over from the full moon party last night and dancing like a wild man around a huge bonfire at Moonbeam Linda’s ranch. Everything hurt, and his mouth was dry and tasted like stale Cheese Whiz, so he mustered all t...

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck! Why me?! Why now?!

Of course, it had to be on the one weekend I had something scheduled to do, and not something I can easily get out of. And of course, she was going to be there...

This sucks...

Should I try to get out of the scheduled thing? I don't want to miss an opportunity to chat with her, I could care less about the actual event, but since all of the depart...

It burns,

the feeling in my brain,

I can't explain,

but to ash my mind turns,

Too many neurotransmitters,

A flood so hot,

In the gap they flitter,

and begin to rot,

I can't think clear,

words begin to escape,

losing myself in this race,

towards insanity I veer,

When my mind no longer runs,

what becomes of me?

a shell of my humanity,

my soul's exit begun,

It all burns away,

just a meat-robot,

w...

There was just something about her. She exuded this sort of radiance and had such a warm aura that even the grumpiest of people would enjoy having a little chat with her. Everyone in town loved her, she was always there to lend a helping hand and would go out of her way to make sure you were taken care of. She had beautiful and soft features, but you wouldn’t think she was out of place when she...

Tears formed

The scent of lemon

In the paper cuts

From the paper boats

Life gives lemons

Make lemonade

Hands covered in cuts

From the paper boats

I cry

The tears stream

Lemon in cuts

From the paper boats

I wrap my hands

Float the lemons

In the river

With the paper boats

I now search

For a new job...

Without lemons

Without paper boats...

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...