“Mama!?” I called through the living room, my voice echoing down the hall like a rock skipping down rivers. I was looking out of the window when I saw a black bird fly through the window. I winced at seeing it. Our family’s culture showed that seeing a black bird would bring bad luck for you and all of your descendants if you wanted to stop the curse you must sacrifice yourself. My mom ran down th...

A child joyfully kicked a ball towards a wall, laughing as it bounced back, falling back to their foot before being kicked once more.

The sun was bright. Blinding. Burning anything without protection. The rays of summer shining down on such a calm town, no cries of pain or suffering. Not anything. Pure silence. Aside from the child’s innocent laugh.

CAW

And that was when it ended.

The kid loo...

"Should we kill it?" Gax joked while climbing over the largest duct in the alley.

The purple tub lighting from the faded Cryptomart across the street dimly illuminated the sloped passage, and Kyla nudged their way to the back. Even though Kyla managed to get further ahead between the tight gaps, Gax caught up quickly.

"No, G, I wanna take a look at it," Kyla responded.

The bird was ...

(Hey I'm back! summer's been insan)

She saw it on her walk home. Maria felt the blood drain from her face as Katya tugged on her arm, and pointed to the creature sitting on the fencepost. The black bird seemed to stare directly into her eyes. "Come on Katya! We need to hurry home. "

"Was that-"

"A raven." Maria could see the fear in Kaya's small face. "Just a Raven, nothing more. Now we need t...

She awoke that morning with the hope and promise of a better life. She was both restless and elated. She had been waiting for this opportunity for years. Finally, the day was here and she got out of bed, dressed up in a hurry and dashed out of her cottage.

“Why are we making a stop at this dump of a place?” The sorcerer’s apprentice asked.

“Because someone is paying us handsomely to do so, and ...

Clouds

Gray

Black brids

Crows

Flying around

Impending death

That is about to behold

The crows

Are never wrong

For they bring forth

The prophecy

Of death

Now

We wait and see

To who dies

And see who survives

For the crows bring death...

I wasn't bothered when the crow landed on the other side of my window. Staring deep into my eyes.

And I did the same to its own. Begging it to take me. To steal my soul.

I told it about my pain and it listened. About my suffers and why I want to disappear.

And it listened. Better then anyone and anything.

This dark, beautiful crow looked exactly like my heart. My soul.

No matter how much I smile ...

As the crow flies

Another one dies

Often are told lies

Gentle words in disguise

Do not trust them

Crows fly on their whim

Death to those against him

A nation fights to win...

(Honestly I’m just gonna do flash stories till I drop because I need to get out of my writing slump so forgive me if this stuff is absolute garbage)

The crows are circling above me. I’ve been found. Are they going to kill me like the others? Am I the next victim?

They all start slowly flying down to my direction. I’m certain I’m dead. There’s no way to fight back against the dark bird killers. A...

He flies over the streets of walking figures below. They push, they shove, and they tap their feet as they tap their watches. Impatient, careless. He watches as they toss aside their plastic cups, half full of brown liquid, on the side of buildings where they meet the lifeless concrete. Few look up, but those who do point and call him unlucky, a bad-omen. He thinks back to a time where the Anishin...