Warning, these stories come from the deep, dark shadow who lives in my subconscious, so beware. They are very very scary. I Once Upon a time, there was a guy who had no fingers. He tried to pick up a comb, but when he tried to look at his hair in the mirror, he realizedContinue reading “WD 34 “Four four sentence horror stories””
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WD 30 “Rinbah Oatberry”
My new book is out, and can be found below! In honor of the release, I wanted to share a short story set in the world of The Kingdom’s Disdain. Sometimes a person just wants to write a nice story about elves. So here you are, my good friends, have an elf. Rinbah Oatberry RinbahContinue reading “WD 30 “Rinbah Oatberry””
WD 29 “Yin and Yang”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth Yin and Yang A span and half a span The universes of darkness between two gas giants I am simmering with constant heat but you are a two silences and an explosion Defying, deifying Some days the stars wash the daylight away from my eyes andContinue reading “WD 29 “Yin and Yang””
WD 27 “Opposition Reform”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth Opposition Reform I’m waging my battle to the brink Of desolation Of description Of dry parts which merit all but allow no depiction I am A crack in the screen of your fugitive mind A cellular signal in your homophobic mind to attack The wheels onContinue reading “WD 27 “Opposition Reform””
Weird Dreams 26 “The Book of Judges”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth The Book of Judges Turn and run Turn and face The turning of the page We are Paper thin Dressed in our crimes like the text of an arrest warrant Wreathed around our weary bodies My arms encircle your hip like I am the very stenchContinue reading “Weird Dreams 26 “The Book of Judges””
Weird Dreams 25 “The Silent Sound of the World Turning”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth Brush I (The Silent Sound of the World Turning) You brush my cheek with the side of your hand And there is an ocean of diamonds spinning in your watery eyes -I am Bereft of speech Overflowing with choice -And A word- Logos, ethos, pathos infinitumContinue reading “Weird Dreams 25 “The Silent Sound of the World Turning””
Weird Dreams 24 “So Always to the Wise”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth So Always to the Wise Scorned by association Asphyxiation by way of the lover’s fangs Paints a steamy picture, and makes the mona-lisa whole, sans one throat, an idea of a man, and the blessings they take away from those who transgress against Urizen. I wasContinue reading “Weird Dreams 24 “So Always to the Wise””
Weird Dreams 23 “Life As Autopsy”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth Life As Autopsy Your scalpel slides across my chest Opening -a conversation of matter and antimatter Inside I am, brimming with reasons to live, a pulse, gallons of blood and A head full of terrible ideas Glistening like new wine in old wineskins, I flow- aContinue reading “Weird Dreams 23 “Life As Autopsy””
Weird Dreams 22 “Worth Dying Once or Twice”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth Worth Dying Once or Twice Apostate of apostasy, an apostasis The kernels all shriveled in the heat of the reaper’s threshing knife, an apostle of apocalypse And they are, and we were- Dust in the wind All we are is Water and protein, mixed and muddledContinue reading “Weird Dreams 22 “Worth Dying Once or Twice””
Weird Dreams 21 “Eye of Ra”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth Eye of Ra Frolic in the garden, little one For there are beasts about, and The heart that beats with blood contains liquids that predate the common era, flowing into the uncommon, the strange, abstract forms of primordial abuse And there have always been parents SlitheringContinue reading “Weird Dreams 21 “Eye of Ra””
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