Contract/Drizzle
It's a strange sound. In rain, it blends in synchronicity. But by itself, it's maddening. A deep, slow, resounding sound. Drip, drip, drop. "Hey, you feeling okay?" I asked, noticing immediately the fox's strange demeanor. "Something happen?...
First Date Disaster
Flowers? Still fresh. Clothes? I look down and scan over my T-shirt and jeans. Clean. Gum? Spat out and still minty fresh. Cologne? Don't need it. Okay. Tonight's gonna be perfect. \*Knock\*Knock\*Knock\* Three knocks. Lucky number of...
Bad texting
Slaps. Slaps right on the ass. That was the main thing I wasn't expecting today, though I really should have. "Nice job bro!" \*slap\* "Woof Woof!" \*slap\* "Nice work out there!" \*slap\* Fucking hell, why did they ever introduce such a...
1st Nightmare- Candy
Book of Lies- Nightmare Lies beget other lies. And soon, another story is born. Though I only wish these were lies. That is the point of this story, I suppose. The Book of Lies. Because in a way, every single character in this book, wishes that the...
Second Shift- Shock
Since humanity first got up on it's own two legs and began to learn, one of the simplest yet complex ideas came into view. Family. Many have had their own definition for it, but the idea boiled down to the people who were genetically close to...
Good Morning
Good Morning _"Come with me, And you'll see"_ _"A world of my imagination~"_ _"Take a look"_ _"And you'll be in . . ."_ _"A World of my creation~"_ "Hey! Shut up!" "Why don't you practice what you preach, you little shit?!" I retaliate. "I'm...
First Shift- Impetus
Book of Lies Impetus. This term refers to the starting motion or action that leads to something happening. An impetus can be simple, like a push down a hill to make you tumble, or dropping a paperclip, which leads to you getting fired both...
No Shift- Intro
Tell me. Does one plus one equal two? And just so there isn't any tricks, misconceptions, or riddles, does 1+1=2? The correct answer is "Yes". But the incorrect answer, is the same. Rather, 1+1=2 is correct, in all respects, but only from a...
5- Discord
\* \* (Perspective change, Jake Travis) \* \* I sat on the ratty old couch, looking at my mother. She was looking at the barren wall, as if expecting the cracks and the stains to give her some sort of answer. "Mom, you're okay now, right?" I ask,...
Working Through Self-Doubt
"I like you." Liam says. Almost uncharacteristically quiet for a mastiff as large as him. And despite the busy cafe, I can hear him perfectly. And it's at those three little words that...
A Morale Booster
I was a jumble of nervous energy, waiting in the empty locker room. But more than anything I wanted to cover up. The locker room air conditioning or whatever was certainly highlighting all the breezes I could feel. Jeez, why did they keep these damn...
Unexpected
He felt ridiculous. The rottweiler couldn't help but pace back and forth. His apartment must have been tarped up by now, the fumigators in, or however that worked. He was grateful, too, that Sam had let him stay at his place. But . . . He felt so...