Short stories & poems

The reservation was for one.

The host smiled too wide, like his face knew no other expression. “Welcome to Sanctum, Mr. Allard. Chef Lucien has prepared something… transformative for you tonight.”

Jonas Allard, food critic, adjusted his collar and followed the host through dim corridors that smelled of rosemary, incense, and something faintly sweet…decay. He’d eaten in every type of kitchen. But...

Philly waits all day.

Or at least it feels like that. In reality, requesting to her childhood friend on Instagram has been closer to three hours. But when you’re alone pretending to be dead, time goes much slower.

Having a mobile phone helps a little.

Trying out stupid games doesn’t take her mind off of her funeral, but it’s nice to have something to do.

She isn’t allowed to go outside, so...

Its fur can be described as honey-roasted nuts. The ground shook beneath me, its paws galloping and slamming the ground as it chased up to me. "SHITTTTT," I thought to myself as I ran. Ah, yes, "shit" can also be used to describe the color of the bear's fur as well. I was already really tired from hiking for two hours on this mountain nonstop. My lungs were burning as if I was breathing in smoke...

I love his eyes.

I’m glad I took them.

They sit on my nightstand, night after night. I take care of them and they look just like the first time I saw them. I had been wandering the streets near dusk, when I saw him. He was walking toward me, his movements were fluid and flowed with the serenity of a brook. The current pulled me to him as his eyes connected with mine. They were a deep emerald...

Bitter taste left in my mouth,

I slowly loose feeling…

Do you hear me?

My words won’t come out..

I’m stuck.

Lifeless.

I have no control whatsoever.

How?

How do I move?

I don’t understand you now.

This is becoming blurry.

I would love to talk this out but now I’m sleepy.

You poisoned me but told me you loved me…

Once again Im going to bed angry:/

Goodnight....

Pain is like a chain but if you can’t break the chain it will break you

Your brain feels pain before your body

Pain will drain then stain...

Everyone keeps asking me if I’m ok

I don’t want to lie but I don’t wanna say

It’s hard to express my feelings because I’m not an emotional person

but being low mood , inconcerned about everything makes it feel likd I’m in another dimension...

It was a long dark stormy night. The station hasn’t had a phone call within the past few hours that have passed by. It was quite strange for it being a friday night, normally it was one of the stations busiest days as people were out on the town and activity was known to happen. Though this night felt off, strange and quiet. Operator Marv was scheduled for the overnight shift, as the only ones in ...

What instant gratification are you seeking? If you follow through executing this horbid act you will endure consequences; endure the stigma of being a savage, time in prison, inflict fear into your families core, devistate my family, make it challenging for you to get a job and restart your life, the amount of debt you’ll have to pay off all because of a qualm with me over something that can be r...

Through the triple-paned viewport of my quarters, I watched the wind scour the ice plains outside. A small display integrated into the window frame glowed with the external reading: -229°C. It made no sound, but the sight of that number was enough to raise a phantom chill on my skin, a memory of the brutal cold waiting just centimeters away.

_13:17 Pluto time,_ I reminded myself. _I have to be th...