Sam's Online Journal

June 9, 2015June 9, 2015

Trigger Happy, Part 1

The sun had almost sunk below the horizon when John nearly killed Casey with a BB gun stolen from his brother, but that’s where this story ends. Where it starts is the day before, when the two best friends were at Sam Goody happily browsing the new releases for something to stick out. They had … Continue reading Trigger Happy, Part 1

June 8, 2015

Dear Journal: I Miss Keyshia Cole

Dear Journal, I miss Keyshia Cole. Whenever I had a long day I would sit down with my iPod, click down the wheel, and crank up “Heaven Sent” like it was… heaven sent. But with the implosion of my iPod and the gradual rebuild that goes along with it, I don’t have my Keyshia Cole … Continue reading Dear Journal: I Miss Keyshia Cole

June 7, 2015June 7, 2015

300 Writing Prompts: #60

“In what way are you selfish?” Do you know those elitist people who always think they’re ahead of the curve with everything? They’re the ones who swear they had an iPad first, who went to TriBeCa before it became popular, and who created their own skinny jeans in 1998. They’re the same ones who listened … Continue reading 300 Writing Prompts: #60

June 7, 2015June 7, 2015

Flamingos

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June 6, 2015

A Sort of Baptism

I grew up with women, a whole gaggle of them if you asked me back then because it felt that way. From the moment I emerged from the womb I was surrounded by enough estrogen to choke a horse (imagine that), so I’m no stranger to emotion, to such honest emotion that I’ve been comfortable … Continue reading A Sort of Baptism

June 5, 2015

Black Ice

Black ice Dark as night Thick like tar Consume my soul Rend me apart Fill me whole Then disappear Leaving scars Red and angry Blazing hot Like salty tears Rolling silently Into oblivion This obsidian Flowing like waves Leading away From innocence My ravaged spirit Left to decay Then trapped in ice So I can’t … Continue reading Black Ice