Many little girls want to grow up and be like their mommies. They spend their formative years dressing, speaking, and behaving like a miniature clone of their mothers and mother figures. I, too, am guilty of it. However, there is always a time when you realize that perhaps your...
Vertigo is the sensation of having one’s surroundings whirl about, usually while standing or sitting still. Some sufferers of vertigo report a sensation of falling, or feeling that they are the ones spinning while everything else remains in place. For me, it feels more like I’m spinning downward, falling...
When I was younger, I used to have a dream. The world was in flames, slowly disintegrating under the assault of an authoritarian government of our own creation. I, alone, would raise the banner of my fallen comrades and face the hoard of brain-washed, anti-magic, goverment dogs. My weapon─sword,...
Malevolence has an unmistakable scent, and it comes with a matching smirk. Atlantia had taken advantage of that particular evil two-for-one sale, and was waving her finds around for all to see. All of the harebrained, malicious, fantastical, delicious ideas she could have had, she decided to upset the...
Fire is a versatile thing. It cleanses. It destroys. It is hot, yet can be perceived as cold. It comes in a variety of colors: blue, yellow, orange, red, white. It is an amazing thing, almost living, that is found in nature, and can be recreated by man. It...
Disbelief: refusal or reluctance to believe, usually punctuated by the raising of an eyebrow, a twisting of the lips, and a kissing or sucking of the teeth in certain communities. Often, it is accompanied by shouts of “Nuh uh!” Do not confuse “disbelief” with its cousin “unbelief”; the latter...
It’s just a little late. My apologies. Carpal tunnel is evil. ————————— Gobsmacked is a great word, the only word that surpasses surprise, shock, and bewilderment. It manages to convey a high level of astonishment while sounding witty and fun, and fits perfectly with the phrase “knocked me over...
A poltergeist is a mass of energy generally thought to be responsible for physical disturbances. A regular old ghost can be a collection of memories, doomed to act out a specific scene at a specific point in time, or it can be a malevolent spirit, bringing harm to whomever...
Words are wondrous inventions. They give direction, and convey emotion. Definitions of words can change depending on tone and the speaker’s intention. People who talk a lot, meaning, people who use a lot of words, are termed “loquacious.” I am not certain that term applied to a particular anthropomorphic...
Waking up dead is a terrible feeling. It helped that I’d already been dead before I blacked out and woke up again, but it sure as hell didn’t make it any more fun. It starts with a sense of wrongness, slides into panic, and then concludes with a bang...
Time moves ridiculously slow when you’re stuck in a situation you wouldn’t wish on your most hated antagonist. In my case, time had dropped to the ground, executed a perfect back spin and windmill, then struck a classic b-boy pose to the audience’s applause. In my mind’s eye, I...
Sorry it’s late! Enjoy. —— Symptoms of shock appear to be contradictory, at least on the surface. Skin should be sweaty, but cold. Pulse should be shallow, but racing. Go deeper, and things begin to make sense: staring, fixed eyes; unresponsiveness; weakness; dizziness. Treatment of shock, to the best...
Watching an idea unfurl its tiny wings after being hatched, and then nurturing that idea until it is on the cusp of flight is nerve-wracking and awesome. Releasing it into the wind, hoping that it soars and survives until it creates tiny ideas of its own is every thinkers...
Night comes swiftly when day is squandered on battles that name no victor. Warriors lay waste to the land, then gather up their dead and dying, slinking home to tend to their wounds and beseech the gods they have been forsaken by. The silence of mourning is marred by...
she is ash and dust kept in a cracked porcelain vase
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