The edge was there, underneath her toes. It felt like the texture of popcorn and concrete. Grating and cold. It was possible that everything she wanted was there, just out of her reach, unless she was able to just. . . Small cuts broke out across her skin. Tearing, snagging. Wind ripping through her hair…
Month: August 2023
In a Blink
It felt like a deafening weight had been cast upon the world. She was sure birds were chirping somewhere as the sun was setting in the far distance, but she couldn’t hear them. She couldn’t see the light sweeping over the landscape. The last moments of evening preparing for their departure. “Goodbye, Aurelia.” Each syllable,…
All the Glory of God
The ground crunched underneath her weight. Her back rose and fell with heaving breaths as it moved through her. The gravel shook beneath her hands, her knees, her forehead. The tops of her shoes buckled, caving in on themselves from the pointed rocks. Sobs rolled through her, wrecking her. Chessie felt the small pebbles, the…
Overstaying
The spicy notes of cologne wafted onto the balcony with the flurry of Spanish. Rico telling tales of fish back home in Costa Rica, bigger than the kids he was talking to. It clashed with the stale stink of cigarettes and quiet. Mel was surprised at how much she had tuned out. The neighborhood below…
Like Clockwork
The rumble nudged against her back quickly making its way through her chest. Her toes, barely resting on the aged flooring beneath them, vibrated as the sound tore through her. The sounds of wild horses running, stampeding across open grasslands became a rushing wind drowned out by an ear splitting whistle. From where she was…