Sleepless at the Event Horizon
The space-time continuum,
General relativity
The universe is expanding but not growing.
It’s impossible to sleep with the world at the edge of my screen.
Daughter of Roses
I am the daughter of roses
With bristles that prick but never scold
In a mother-tongue defiled by strained vocal chords…
Slow
Mattie works in a beautiful bookstore with grand ceilings and bright happy lights, and that was supposed to make life a little better.
ADHD might not be much help to them, but their OCD means that they organize shelves meticulously… It’s not like the world will end if books take a little longer to be shelved now and then… right?
Everything Dies Now
The world sweeps away life and paralyzes growth, as thick browns and brilliant oranges stain everything, and she weeps, worlds away from him.
Two Strangers at the End
The two strangers held onto the metal bars and looked across the water. It would be coming soon, they knew it.
The Sirusian Hunt
I walk with a grim-faced man down a wide and dusty dirt trail, and I’ve never seen him before. It’s like he’s seeking something out, expecting something.
The Garden of Rose Manor
I think that I wanted to run away from home as young as nine years old…