DO THE DEMISE – Part 2 of a 4 part serial. For an 11 year-old, Marky had an extreme amount of self control. Sure he made problems for his mother, but on long car rides when his mother told him to shush, and he was in the right mood, he was able to silence himself [...]

DO THE DEMISE pt. 1 of 4 He was surrounded by products and decisions to make about those products. Sitting at his desk he stared at the computer screen. It was running an older version of the operating system that came standard on the machine he was operating when he purchased that machine, but he [...]

He stood up from the bed, blood seeping out of his nose, reaching the black hairs of his chest. He sighed, and took several steps forward. The air around him was cold, but he didn’t notice. The blood still dripped, and he sat down. He gripped the canvas in his hands, and stared at it [...]

I was in a crowded apartment party in the heart of a trendy area in Chicago. I knew it wasn’t going to be much fun so I decided to drink like crazy. My girlfriend had dragged me to come; one of her co-workers had been promoted so she was having a party for herself I [...]

Holy shit! I didn’t realize what I was seeing until I really saw. You write upon some shit, some thing, some book- like zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance- and your fucked up brain can only say buffalo wings, chain gang, but always summertime. “Who came up with suggesting that there are books you [...]

Reasons to Run Alexander shifted the garbage with his feet. He stared at the refuse, and ran his eyes over every used coffee filter and crumpled paper. His feet moved slowly, spreading out the garbage until only the lawn showed beneath. Alexander looked for several more minutes, and then went back inside his house. “Honey!” [...]

Across the street, children pressed two fingers against their lips and exhaled, pretending to smoke. The fog that covered the darkened town felt made of these breathes; sticky warm and based on pretend. The boy with lights in his eyes walked alone and un-costumed. The children hurried on. His sunglasses no longer worked. He couldn’t [...]

Steeped in feelings untold, allowing vomit to unfold in space. The long and lucky steam bath. Sitting in a well-proportioned chair at night, with the eyes open looking straight at the ceiling, feeling. The walls were just as they should have been. She was not sure if this even mattered. The dog was begging for [...]