Tag Archives: Humor

We awake to a waning gibbous, Poem: Morning Vigil

Name’s Mortimer Brontide. My family’s been on this land for generations. I don’t know how you came into possession of the place. Regardless of what the law says about current ownership, I’ll not be removed. So, kindly put away the … Continue reading →

Friday Photo

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Ernie’s hand shook as he re-read last week’s letter. Alice had finally agreed to speak to him – almost 50 years after their falling out. In the 1980s they were a singing duo, Enrico and Cassandra. They toured the clubs; … Continue reading →

The hail struck her roof like gunshots, matching the cacophony inside her as Grief and Anger battled it out. Anger was winning and she was glad. Sorrow was a flabby excuse for a feeling; only Rage could muffle the wailing … Continue reading →

The stink of the diesel idling outside their apartment agitated the old man. His caregiver opened a vial of patchouli oil and wafted it under his nose. Instantly he calmed. A smile formed as he remembered the sixties, a long-haired, … Continue reading →

I see through the glass doors, a girl staring at me on the opposite side of the track. She stares as if I remind her of someone she noticed before. She too reminds me of someone of another time. My … Continue reading →

In her hands she holds the gilt-framed photograph of their wedding day. Dazzling smiles, sparkling eyes, and hope-filled faces. She frowns, no longer recognizing the couple. Instead she thinks of the late night phone messages; his unused gym bag returned … Continue reading →