“Achoo!” My sneeze echoed through the halls of the library. It could have been mistaken for a violent spirit seeking retribution. But there was no vengeful ghost lurking amongst the bookshelves. It was just plain old me, blurry-eyed looking for calm, quiet and rationality—a commodity in huge deficit on Halloween … Continue Reading
Absence—Day Five of NaPoWriMo 2021
The Stairway I have always known.
Whose banisters I could never discern.
Those cryptic steps are polished, woodtone.
Its temperament bent and taciturn.
I tread in a place of no return—
The first newel post remains unshown.
Sense not its start or when it’d adjourn—
The Stairway I have … Continue Reading
10×31 / syllabled Venusian / e-invitation
From: Planet Venus
To: All the Earthlings
Subject: You are invited!
Greetings! Dear earthlings,
‘Tis time I penned you my dream
to be colonized.
But it’s quite disheartening—
your ceaseless cold shouldering.
I’m just a planet
hoping to expand your home.
But first things first—let’s
set … Continue Reading