Category: Short story
Silverfish
A snippet. It could become something or other. To be determined. ————————————————————————I took it upon myself to eradicate the unnecessary traits. To trim the fat, so to speak. I worry I have failed to accomplish this mission. That of which I abhorred so deeply about myself I grow ever more weary, so weary in fact…
This is my life, this is yours
What are you doing?He held a stick in his hand.Drawing a line in the sand.Mind if I join you?Sure.They sit in silence for a minute. They aren’t looking at each other.Are you upset?Well, yes. But mostly at myself, not really at you.I’m sorry things didn’t work out.It’s okay. You don’t owe me anything.You were good…
Abruptness
I am speaking to you. I am doing so assuredly and assiduously because I have heard you, and even though the matter of your own speech felt like the crushing blow of a club, I am speaking to you because you have left an indelible imprint on my soul, the character of which I cannot…
What are you going to do when you die?
Two friends are sitting on a couch watching TV. They are S and D. S is on his phone, swiping through his feed. D seems lost in thought, before turning to S. D: What are you going to do when you die? S shoots D an incredulous stare. S: What do you mean, what am…