I held your hand as you sighed, chest heaving caving and rising, that old cadence, that old chestnut rag. "God is a bastard, a true SOB," I told you, patting at the sweat breaking beads on your brow. "Your mother won't tell me about it, because vows and such." But I can see it, in the … Continue reading Dominion
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Now and Again
The helicopter had circled the soccer field repeatedly. It was military, we were pretty sure - That puke green color that stands out so well against blue suburban skies. An airman poked his head out of the side door (I don't know what they call that - that door. On the side.) He squinted down … Continue reading Now and Again
That Hamster in the Evening
But then....Yeah.How did she - with a balloon??No. Well, yes. Like that. Only biggerFuck. The dog, too?Yeah. Him too. Hell, from what I hear, he was the instigator.That fucker.Nah. Bad upbringing. Blame the great-grandparents neighbor for this one.I don't...You don't have to. The rest of us, we'll do it.Whatever. Bring a spade.Already in my back … Continue reading That Hamster in the Evening
A Lot of Glass
On the porch, where the air won't move. Wet, heavy, a thickness one must swim through. I turned to you, slowly, so nearly dead, the water the air blurring you. "Are you a barrelfish?" Atmospheric perturbations x-raying the best of us. No even an angelfish, possibly a flounder. But lighting made it all majestic, and … Continue reading A Lot of Glass
Boy Wonder
The Eggman worked the corner of Zelda and Alley-way. He'd had tricks up he sleeves, once. Tricks to make his rodents dance. No more. No more dancing the pixel - or the hatcha-hatcha, or chase. No more chase. I peeped out my window every day at him, Watched him work the kids: "Hey! Wanna see … Continue reading Boy Wonder