Michael T. Miyoshi

Self-published author (Amazon), blogger, poet, lyricist. @MichaelTMiyoshi

https://mediocreman.com

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Michael T. Miyoshi

Self-published author (Amazon), blogger, poet, lyricist. @MichaelTMiyoshi

https://mediocreman.com

145

Writings

Followers

Following

The End?

Michael T. Miyoshi

2 min read

“Whatcha watchin’, Kurt? _Armageddon_?”

“Nightly news.”

“Ah c’mon, Kurt. You’re pulling my leg, right? I mean, there must be hundreds of movies with asteroids, comets, or whatever destroying the earth on impact. This show must be one of them. Right?”

Kurt flips through the network channels. Every broadcast is the same. What looks like a still picture of an asteroid in space is on the scr...

Drama

Why Aren’t You Worried?!

Michael T. Miyoshi

2 min read

“Why aren’t you worried?! Why aren’t you panicking like I am?! Like everybody else in the whole world is?!”

“What good would that do?” my sister asked. “Besides, you’re being hysterical enough for the both of us.” She rolled her eyes and tsked. “And you’re supposed to be my big brother. Taking care of me, and all that.”

“I… You… Oh…” I spluttered.

“Very articulate, big brother.” She r...

Drama

Let Me Be a Full Moon

Michael T. Miyoshi

2 min read

O Lord, let me be a full moon. Let me reflect your light as fully as I am able.

I know that I started out as a new moon. No reflection at all. Just darkness. Full of myself. No light at all. And what light could I ever have? My ego said that there was light in me. Plenty of it. But even as I bragged, I realized that I had no light. I was the new moon. Dark. Cold. Empty.

When you fou...

Drama

New Moon to New Moon

Michael T. Miyoshi

6 min read

A month. That’s all I’ve got to get the job done. One measly month. It usually takes months of planning. I was brought out of my own thoughts by the client’s voice.

“New moon to new moon.” He smirked.

I had to laugh.

“What’s so funny, Slick?”

“Huh?” I rubbed the back of my neck absent-mindedly. “Oh nothing.” I looked into the client’s eyes. “Just thinking about werewolves. You know. ...

Drama

Something Is Missing

Michael T. Miyoshi

1 min read

Harold asked, “Do you have the…”

“Got it.” Jen answered her husband before he could finish.

“How about the…”

“Yep.”

“Well, how…”

“Got that too.”

“Well, then. I think we’re off.”

“Wait! I think we’re forgetting something.” Jen was standing in front of the front door.

“No. You said we have the diaper bag, the stroller, and the camera. You provide the extra food.”

Jen rolled her eyes. ...

Drama

Mirror, Mirror

Michael T. Miyoshi

1 min read

“Mirror, mirror on the wall,

You must answer when I call.

Am I most beautiful of all?

Mirror, answer when I call.”

What I want to do is lie

Or maybe I could even cry

Because I, to you must tell,

Though you be so fair and fell.

There is a beauty you would destroy

Like she was a useless toy.

Her face is fair. Her heart is true.

And she would give her love to you.

But you, fair Queen, delight in pa...

Poetry

I Mirror You

Michael T. Miyoshi

1 min read

All I ever do is reflect what I see

Nobody ever sees the one and only me

You primp and you preen

Like you’ve never seen

Yourself in the mirror before you.

I watch as you make a silly old pose

And I see you when you pick your nose

Yes, I see the best

And all the ugliest

Parts of the genuine you.

But throughout all the many long years

I have watched you shed many tears

And I hear your regrets

And ...

Poetry

Above Reproach

Michael T. Miyoshi

6 min read

My DNA?! Under the victim’s fingernails?! How can that be?

I looked in the mirror. Three scratches on my face. Three fingernail marks. The same fingernails from which I gathered the skin cells that I just tested. But how can that be? I just met the victim yesterday. I…

I need to get out of here and figure this out.

***

“Let’s get on it, people! We need an APB out on Benny. Now!” th...

Drama

Crime

The Ancient Elements Argue

Michael T. Miyoshi

5 min read

“Daddy, I’m scared.”

Little Lottie jumped into her parents’ big bed. Her younger sister, Carlotta, was already snuggled up to their mother. It was the standard procedure for nighttime thunderstorms.

The room lit up with lightning flashes followed by a huge thunderclap. Lottie and Carlotta both shrieked and hid under the covers. Their father, Josef, laughed. The girls peeked their heads out ...

Drama

Elemental Music

Michael T. Miyoshi

2 min read

“We should start a band!” Water roared. She was excited.

Earth rumbled, “I’ll be percussion.”

“I’ll be the horns,” blared Air.

“Naturally,” Earth agreed.

“I guess that makes me lead singer,” Fire mused.

“Well, what do I do then? Backup singer?” Water blubbered.

“Naturally,” Earth agreed again. “Your soothing voice is perfect for backup vocals. Plus, you can be quiet or loud. You blend ...

Drama