Thankful For What?
As Thanksgiving week dawns upon us, I think back over the past several months. I have seen things and people around me go from being oblivious, to being scared, to…
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These Three Words
She shivers and delivers misty breaths as she cries and tears ride down her cheeks, onto her chest. He stammers and hammers his fists into the ground with bloody sounds…
Make a Night Out
This past weekend. What can I say. Really! Friday night, I was lounging on the sofa in my boxers, browsing through my latest dating app. Swipe left for this response.…
happenstance
: something that happens because of certain circumstances, although it was not planned by anyone. Out of anything that you could be doing right now, out of anything that you…
Southern Shadows Gothic
Finally, the sunrise. The light awakens me. It permeates the cracks of the blinds. It stabs my blackout curtains with prison shanks. I hear the neighbor’s rooster. The birds begin…
Dear Future Self,
Hey! You! One day you are going to need to read this. You are going to need to hear it from yourself. One day you are going to be at…
Want to go to my Room?
Do you remember being young and playing in your room? It was your end zone touchdown. It was one place where you were invisible to the fiery darts of the…
What Color is a Soul?
This world will lead you to believe that because you are white, you are the privileged, racist enemy. If you are black then you are a criminal who is still…
