The tap-tap-tapping on the window was keeping me awake. Most children that I know would be a little scared by this constant noise on their bedroom window, but not me. One thing that I have learned in my rather short time is that, on the whole, and generally without exception, there is always an explanation […]
The girl in the picture said that her name was Kayleigh, but I knew she was lying. So, I called her Dilly Dilly after the song, Lavender blue dilly dilly, Lavender green. She didn’t like that. Whenever she was getting on my nerves, I would just say, “Yes, Dilly Dilly,†and she would stop getting […]
The mornings after were always the hardest. The more Annabelle travelled during her nights, the harder it became to wake up to the reality of the world. And the reality of that world was mundane. Her nights were filled with excitement and wonder, the strangest moments, fascinating people, fear, love, beauty. Her days were a […]
In my dreams I never reach the gate. It sits alone at the end of a winding trail through dense over-hanging trees. It can barely hold itself up against its supporting posts. The wood is rotten, the nails rusty and brittle. The hinge that holds the gate to the posts is almost letting go of […]
The cable connected directly to a small circular port at the base of the neck, a quick turn, a sharp pain, and it locked into place. [WKUP] Wake up initiated [ACK] Request for handshake acknowledged. Handshake started. New Organic Hardware Found. Initialise Reference Driver v0.91 Beta. Compatible Protocol Request Initiated / Protocol v.HICP42 agreed. Negotiating baud […]
June 10th, 25 years ago, I got dumped by my then girlfriend. It was a traumatic time for me, so much so that I found out later that my parents had me on suicide watch. Not that that was something that was on my mind. But I know that I became moody, I did after […]
This is my new site. I intend to use this blog solely to cover my experiments in writing. Hopefully one day, I might just be able to make that elusive leap to becoming a published author. Until then, hang around here with me. Maybe we can have some fun. Hopefully you might enjoy some of […]