Mr. Fascination
I close my eyes, listening to the rain. Fall is a few days away, so it's pretty strange for it to rain. I'm okay with it, though. To be honest, I've never wanted the comfort it brings me until now. It puts me at ease, and I really need it. I take a...
The Last Day of November
I would've loved this town when I was younger. This is pretty much the sleepy small town of my dreams when I was sixteen. A pretty small population, it's in the middle of a really dense forest, and it looks really pretty in the snow. Plus, I never...
Table For Two
It's a slow day, thankfully. It's been a long while, but it's finally happened. There are finally less than five customers inside the shop. Now that I think about it, this is probably a weird thing to celebrate, but working on Christmas Eve reminded me...
Sugar
It's that time of the week again. And it's one of my favorites, too. It's that time of the day where I stay up much later to cross the bridge for twenty minutes, all to go to a strip club. Not just any strip club, either. Specifically only...
Part II
I have this thing where I feel responsible for some of the things I didn't cause. It's what keeps me awake for more nights than I would ever admit to anyone. What I would also never admit is the fact that most of it isn't even serious. Things like...
Bridges
I always wondered why it was a good idea back then to use wood as a bridge. Especially when you're gonna build train tracks on top of it. A part of me knew I had no idea what I was talking about, but still. I had a hard time imagining that it...
All Too Well
I lie on my bed, knowing immediately that this is going to be one of those nights. I toss and turn for a bit, then I shut my eyes, but I'm still wide awake. It's four in the morning, yet it's like I got eight hours of sleep, only with none of...
The Last Day of November (December Morning Version)
It's an early winter this year, so it snowed before I reached town. I think heard of this place before. A small town by a mountain range that doesn't show up on most maps, antique buildings with lampposts dotting the street and streets and parks,...
City Lights
I can't get rid of the smile on my face as I wash myself in the shower. It has been a while since I felt like this. It wasn't too long, but it was long enough for me to miss it. I don't even remember the last time we've had this much time to...
Light Years
I stare at the ceiling, sagging into the chair and gathering every ounce of my energy. My break ends any time now, and I have to go do my job. I'm not dancing tonight, thankfully--I don't know if I could do that in the state I'm in. I still have to...
Ashley
"Hey, thanks for doing this again, by the way." It was the first thing Eddie said ever since we went on this walk. I looked over at him and the bat smiled back at me. His smile was faint, a little forced. It didn't do much to hide what he really felt,...
Stars
The sea was still that night, and all the stars were out. Jack looked around, from the sails down to the crew below, and chuckled to himself. Before he joined, he heard stories of how the seas did not take kindly to pirates. They said storms, heavy...