As I was going through collecting and collating all my writing from 2020 and 2021, I was feeling bummed about my lack of writing. It wasn’t until I was about an hour into organising things that I realised, I had more than I thought. Not only did I have all my poetry and short stories from both years, in 2021, I revisited, re-edited, and republished … Continue reading musings during a pandemic + more
I’ve been writing since I discovered haikus in grade school. It’s always been my thing. My passion. My way to express inside what I couldn’t always say on the outside. My voice is my words. My sword is my pen. I fight, I breathe, I live, I love through words. I’ve been thinking about this collection of works for some time. Some of these poems … Continue reading A Beautiful Mess
Pushing the glass door open, I smiled at the elderly security guard and walked to where he sat. “I’m here for a meeting with Gray,” I said before he could ask what my business was and filled out the paper on the clipboard. “I figured. He mentioned he had a meeting with someone,” he said, glancing at the clipboard. “You know where you’re going Lillian?” … Continue reading A Late Night Visit
My name is Alice White and I am a murderer. No, I wasn’t named after the wine. I was named after my great-great grandmother and White is the family name that has served my family well because my family is filled with white magicians. We do the kind of good magic that brings good fortunate, health and so on. There … Continue reading Alice White
I remember the exact moment when I stopped believing in God. I was three minutes into my thirtieth birthday when my father passed away. I woke up from a deep sleep and saw a bright white light filling my room and a wave goodbye from my father. Tears sprang in my eyes immediately. I dialed his number, and when there was no answer, I rushed … Continue reading Amor Fati
Anna sat starting at the three envelopes and several pieces of blank paper. “Make a mental note to fire yoga instructor,” her brain said to herself. Sighing, she grabbed a pen and a sheet of paper. Write with reckless abandonment she thought. “Easier to write with a shot down,” she said. Taking a deep breath, she could feel a battle of wills coming on. The one … Continue reading Letting Go
“How long has she been out there?” “She’s been waiting since before sunrise,” Celeste said to James as he stared at the window towards Marion. She sat motionless in the lotus position in the center of the yard. Turning, he looked at Celeste. “Waiting? Waiting for what?” Celeste shrugged her shoulders. “She’s not talking or at least she isn’t talking to me.” James crossed his … Continue reading Waiting
“Barricade the door!” Ray yelled, slamming it shut behind him. “Give me your knife,” Alice said as a man and woman quickly moved a crate to the doorway. “Not now Alice,” Ray said, pushing her aside. Alice felt a small hand on her arm and looked down to see the small girl pulling at her. Alice assured her, “It’s going to be okay. Ray, I … Continue reading The Blood Moon
It started as a typical rainstorm. There was a slight breeze that carried the scent of the upcoming rain and the distant sound of thunder. What I didn’t expect was that mixed in with the rain were the cat and the dogs. It was literally raining cats and dogs and water. The animals fell out of the sky with angry thuds. They were dead by … Continue reading Animal Bags