Creative
-
Looking Back
A year from now it’ll all be different. A year from now you’ll be there, and I’ll be here, and it’ll almost go back to the way it was…
-
Change In Heart
A field with 20 mm of rain, scattered all around. When I leaned back, I fell, and in more than one way, it hurt. I felt a seraphic stream…
-
the still-beating things
I “Are you brainwashed?” they ask, “Are you religious?” curious, probing. I am neither. The truth is too grueling to pin down. Isn’t cruelty drawn to us, as we…
-
Red Flowers
The moon. The moon shines bright. Water, water. Scarlet water. All around her, the ritual flowers blossomed. Red spider lilies. Water was dripping down her hair. Hinako raised her…
-
That Stupid Doll
This looks like something out of a painting, she thought. The sand lined the sea like fairy dust, the pebbled surface of the water slowly swaying from one side…
-
The Lord Of Dispodel (III)
The throne room of the court of Dispodel was unusually simple. It had a dark oak interior with four steel, leather padded seats on each side of a silver…
-
The Lord Of Dispodel (II)
Lathion held his sword over his assailant. His face darkened by the dimness of the derelict room. He had taken one of the men who had attacked the bar…
-
In Love With The Other Side
I wake up to a system reboot. The light glows in front of me, but I don’t see the usual silhouette through the webcam. There seems to be something…
-
The First Hotpot I Can Remember
Savoury wafts of steam danced above the large pot warmed up the tightly packed room. You could hear bursts of laughter emerging like the popping bubbles inside the boiling…
-
When You Said Sorry
TW: mentions of death, trauma, grief, and bullying They were taken from me in an instant. I was just a baby—too young to understand, too small to stop anything.…
-
The End of a New World
When I woke up this morning, it was beautiful outside. There was a cold breeze, ever so slight. I turned on the TV and flicked to the news channel.…
-
The Vending Machine
The vending machine stood quietly in a dark avenue on the side of the street. The brick walls were old and stained; under the fading dusk, they appeared extra…
-
My Collection Of Suns
I love them all differently. It’s funny how they get insecure. How foolish of them, not to see what I see. She interlaces with my thoughts like threads of…
-
I’ll See You Around
There are only two people on this train. One of them is a girl wearing a blouse sprinkled with little pink flowers. She has big brown eyes, a head…
-
Heartstrings
I looked down at the screen, my brain hammering my skull, small numbers glowing 1:30 AM. Finish homework. Pack lunch. Sleep. I promised myself, knowing full well my night…
-
The Lord Of Dispodel (I)
‘Just magnificent. ’ The patriarch of the court of Dispodel boomed. ‘How people in my country work as efficiently as ants.’ He was a pleasantly fat man, with a…
-
Try Again
Her brother had been acting weird for the last few days. He kept looking over his shoulder, like someone was watching. Tracy couldn’t remember exactly when it started happening—time…
-
The First Time I Had Onion Rings
Do you know how distant memories are kind of static? How when your brain plays them back, the moving images seem to be blurry or half there, as if…
-
There’s No Rush Here
Leaves sway, twirl, and flutter so freely— elegant, yet oh so gentle. To their own rhythm, they dance, entrancing in their peace. But whom do they dance with? The…
