Month: March 2015

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For Convenience’s Sake

“…the Joey special. Two pizzas!” The other day my wife texted me asking what I thought we should have for dinner, and my initial response was “Pizza!” She agreed that it sounded good, and when she arrived home she was toting a piping hot large pizza from Franco’s, our favorite pizza place. The pizza cost … Continue reading For Convenience’s Sake

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300 Writing Prompts: #20

“You are a children’s book writer. Write the first few lines of your new book.” It was a stormy day in Montmartre when the Grosvenor triplets stepped off the bus and disappeared into the fog surrounding Paris in late afternoon. Trena thought it was the most beautiful dusk she had ever seen, even though the … Continue reading 300 Writing Prompts: #20

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Ebony Thick

The line was firm Painted ebony thick Striated and distressed Then stretched thin By millions of bare feet Shuffling off to sleep In this phantom life Where colors blur And shades are drawn Thick against the night This avalanche of sighs Twisted against itself Waiting for strength A straightness of form This black upon black … Continue reading Ebony Thick

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Door Number 3

My nightmares are always vivid. They’re never the subtle ones where the shadows start closing in slowly and I’m anxiously awaiting something horrible that eventually shows up from around the corner. Instead the monsters in my dreams are there from the start, larger than life, even larger than death, harassing me with a vengeance usually … Continue reading Door Number 3