Read Part One: Flashbacks harrowed through her mind, inescapable. She lay in bed, feeling weighed down, unable to move. She remembered the first memory she had of being with him. “I know you’re probably scared. I would be too if someone had just taken me someplace I was unfamiliar with.” Dave said. “Don’t worry Eva. ...

“Lily, slow down!” Lily didn’t want to wait for Mommy. After three days of rain, Mommy finally said it was time visit Daddy. So, Lily kept running, she knew the way. She stopped mid-run, spread her arms wide, and looked up toward the bright blue sky, squinting from the sun that was no longer blocked ...

“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.” -Carl Jung- The wind nipped at their faces despite the hoods of their thick wool cloaks. The wooded area at the base of the mountain did little to ease their struggle against the elements. Dusk crept upon them as ...

The bell rung unleashing three hundred frenzied students into the corridors. They trashed their lockers, threw papers in the air, and stampeded out of the high school for their three months of freedom — time for family vacations, summer work, camping with friends, and parties. But for three fifteen-year-old girls, it is experiment time. Eve ...

Read Part One here. Kara couldn’t look away. Bile formed in her stomach, a sour taste filling her mouth. Her vision blurred, the hot moisture of tears rolled down her cheeks. Her skin grew cold and clammy; her breathing seemed struggled. Kara’s mind was a flurry of thoughts, and at the same time, static. The ...

I glanced up to the sky and glared at the darkened clouds that concealed the full midnight moon, and the twinkled stars. The breeze died down, and a dense fog rolled in. The nocturnal animals went silent, and the temperature plunged. I cried out to my companions. “Where are you guys?” No answer. I sat ...

Thank you for your drooping branches, Graying at the stems and leaves splaying Between me & a race soldier’s bullet. I never knew what made the wind Break so forcefully – left and unfettered, Swaying the grass in unison like a hard jazz step, Seconds before the next Martyr’s lament Whisked in quarter time to ...

Eternal life. The term eternal connotes a hereafter existence that never ends. People believe life stops when we die. Many people believe life begins when we die. Some believe death begins at birth, and then there are people who believe life begins at birth. Regardless of which perspective you believe, the commonality is life and death. ...

I tend to keep family matters out of my writing, but last week my grandfather passed away. My dad was heartbroken. He was heartbroken to the point where it made him question his faith. My father was raised in a strict Catholic household. It was so important to him when I was born, he brought ...

A Caravan of Mack trucks Rumble on top of scarred divots on Hegenberger Road Escorting in another toxic cloud The Jerry West emblem is punch drunk: Hazee’s wiped blood from his nose And Calvin’s legs got cut from under him. Frozen meat patties listlessly pop On a beat-up grill & back in the ‘hood Shit ...