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  • Real Ugliness

    Real Ugliness

    The By-Blow Promise Land -Your future will have real ugly feet and white gleaming teeth. -Your future is at a crossroads of patience, floating in a flooded ditch. -Your future will lead you down the risen creek to their promised land. To a home to finally rest. The rhythm of the windshield wipers matched the Read more

  • The Long Engagement

    The Long Engagement

    Polyphagia: An abnormally strong sensation of hunger or desire to eat often leading to or accompanied by overeating Klara said nothing, only looking at the dust covered card pinned to the refrigerator. The card read: We’re Engaged! 3.14.20** x Klara & Tarrance. Details to Follow. She looked at the sun-faded card and tried to remember Read more

  • It Needs to Eat

    It Needs to Eat

    As my therapist would say “It all cannot be that bad”. A few weird positives from this year: 1. I created a cover for a short story, and the cover was shared far more times than the story was read. For those that read the story, it was well-received – but how will I ever Read more

  • Update: What Follows Next?

    Update: What Follows Next?

    Update: 1.5.2021 Now available for digital pre-order until 1.25.2021 on Amazon. Now available in paperback on Amazon. I am so relieved and elated to finally have a tangible copy of my work. As first time self-publisher it has been a real learning experience. I learned some lessons the hard way, and some of it just Read more

  • The Longest Time

    The Longest Time

    Nosophobia: the fear of developing a disease Dawn will always be a loving and devoted mother first, before everything else in her life. When she was a little girl, there was nothing more that she wanted than to have a family of her own. It almost seemed like a fairy tale with how quickly she Read more

  • Third Shift

    Third Shift

    Nosocomephobia: the excessive fear of hospitals My grandfather told me, “Frank, be careful of women who have pretty yet hateful eyes.” I mean, it felt obvious. You do not want to invite that sort of hateful person into your life. It was a simple request. No one can hide that part of themselves for exceptionally Read more