I wasn’t the type of person who went to many parties in college. If I had to guess, I probably went to only one a week, or maybe every two weeks, depending on my mood. I just didn’t really like the atmosphere. The loud music, the alcohol, the smell of pot and sweat — it … Continue reading The White Mask
Becoming, Part XIV
Becoming, Part XIII I once thought that I was invincible. I think you can see how I arrived at that conclusion. After all, nothing in the span of my years had ever presented a true threat to me: not my siblings, not animals I encountered in the woods, and not humans, who I had once … Continue reading Becoming, Part XIV
Jared
“Jared, don’t,” Saya pleaded. She put her hand on his shoulder, but he shrugged it off with obvious irritation. His hand twitched as though he was thinking of backhanding her for interfering. He probably was. Avery did not have a good opinion of Jared. He was the sort of person that made a fight out … Continue reading Jared
Birthday
Today is my birthday! I had a story in mind and I intended to write it, but I've spent the morning relaxing instead. I hope all of my readers are having a nice day. Thanks to all of you for putting up with my inconsistent schedule. — C. M. W. Y. Pratt
Some Men Are Meant for Murder
I wouldn’t say that we have a “military family,” but two members of my family have served in the armed forces: my father, and my mother’s brother. They served during the same time period, in the same country, yet they never knew each other until my father started dating my mother. Despite that, they shared … Continue reading Some Men Are Meant for Murder
Two Planets
Picture two planets, rotating together around the same sun. They don’t know of each other, for that effulgent orb that gives them life also obscures their view. They are balanced, like ends of a spinning rod, forever kept apart from one another in both thought and distance. Each planet thinks they are the only one … Continue reading Two Planets
Queen Euphonia
The story goes that Queen Euphonia, the ninth queen was so beautiful and so wise that each of Vanaprimax’s children attempted to seduce her. They did so not because of their father’s directive, but because of her incredible allure, which transcended that of any human they had witnessed before. Onosang, who watched her, at first, … Continue reading Queen Euphonia
Meant to Be
Oko loved video games, but video games did not love him back. That’s how he thought of it. He didn’t mean it in the literal way, of course. He knew that video games didn’t have emotions, and that their developers didn’t spare any thoughts for him, particularly, outside of the rest of their consumer base. … Continue reading Meant to Be
Wilby
Wilby liked to give. All through his life, he gave to others: Little by little, or lot by lot. But sending things out, without more coming in, leaves a person empty. People did not like to give to Wilby. They didn't give to him, first, or give back to him, after. He didn’t mind — … Continue reading Wilby
My Dreams
In movies and shows and books and such, it’s a common theme for a character to have a recurring dream. I feel like we often see that dream repeat exactly as it did before, with maybe a slight variation to account for a change in the character’s psyche or circumstance, or as part of a … Continue reading My Dreams
Daydreams 