Kyla wipes the black smudges from the corners of her eyes while watching him sleep. His breath is deep and thunders softly in his chest. But he is not fully snoring. Kyla is glad about this. She chews the inside of her lip as she counts through the positions they Read more…
inspired by Hope on a Tightrope by Cornel West, 8 min 2.19.13 @ my desk “Well ain’t this a stitch. Huh Eddie?” Marie whispers the words because she is losing breath. She is numb from the waist down but she feels a sharp stab when she chuckles. There isn’t anything funny about Read more…
8 min in bed, 2.18.13. inspired by The Body Artist by Don DeLillo It is a dark and silent night outside the shed. It is a shed filled with books and bugs and a bright yellow light. A random edifice of kindness. The sign at the edge of the road says Read more…
inspired by banter between client and masseuse @ Tuina on Dundas St W, TO 8 min, 2.15.13 @ my desk Lucas heard the question but the foul odor from the other side of the wall distracted him. It wasn’t really a wall but a ruby hued floral bed sheet hung across the middle Read more…
Sutton by J.R Moehringer 8 min @ my desk When I was little I could talk to fairies and other spirits. And then they shunned me. It wasn’t my fault. I tried to tell them I didn’t even ask for the book. It was my sixth birthday and Aunt Sylvia turned Read more…
overheard on the Q60 8 min @ the midtown Hilton, NYC November 1 2012 She is the queen of 60. She reigns the only Queens bus that takes you all the way to Manhattan. She’s actually 55. No sleuthing necessary as she grills the young South Asian on her way Read more…
The White Witch of Rosehall by H.G. de LIsser 8 min Oct. 29/12 in Aunty’s kitchen, Jamaica Queens Dangerous beauty was a drug he couldn’t resist. True he’d had a lot of wives and mistresses, even a few mistresses who were other people’s wives. But she was different. He knew Read more…
The Body Artist by Don DeLillo 8 min @a table in Toronto “What the hell?” He grabbed her wrist before she could make contact with his jaw. She’d landed a solid punch in the past so he knew how effective her flinty little fists were. He gripped her shoulder with Read more…