Grounded

Clown Car

less than 1 minute read

Cuddles, you go first.

Bigtop Bulge

less than 1 minute read

So, you see, I’m really quite worried about your health.

Milk

less than 1 minute read

Eunice sniffed the milk carton left on the counter and wrinkled her nose, swallowing hard against her rising gorge.

Jake

1 minute read

Jake hobbled in to the kitchen and half-sat on his haunches.

Torture

less than 1 minute read

Reflected in the steel above, I watch the red line widen as he traces the scalpel from my navel to between my breasts.

The Toy

less than 1 minute read

a haiku poem

Pickles

less than 1 minute read

Sour pickles that make me pucker

Black Friday

less than 1 minute read

I tried, I tried, with all my might

The Standoff

less than 1 minute read

Missy’s moon shadow cast long, tail twitching in anticipation; the taste of freshly killed squirrel electrified her whiskers.

Flying Home

less than 1 minute read

I watched the sun set and the moon rise

Intention

3 minute read

Larry sat in the jail cell and tried to make himself invisible.