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Brewing Tea

You must first decide the time at which you will drink from your cup. Is it now, before the rush of day, before the calls and emails you must answer, before you take a step out of your home and find yourself nearly crushed by the repeating questions and frustrated…

A Chute to Hell

Today at work, we talked about Terraria, and I remembered you.

Deconstruction

CW: Disturbing bodily images Down in the gut of my soul, I’ve felt a stirring. It buzzed and churned and burned for years. Ignoring it made it turn to lava, but at least I only burned from the inside. Everything would burn if I let it out. Consciously, I kept…

Three

            Each morning, I open my blinds and reveal my windowsill plants. Mint crowds the right side, long and thick. I had worried about it before it sprung, watering while cilantro budded immediately, reaching for the sky, spreading out to the fullest the planting can allowed it. Mint had taken…

May 5, 2020

Make a fist and release In the morning, I wake to find more pain. Today my hands join in the chorus of chaos in my gut. I remember the frustration, the denial, the hatred, all from the day before. The stress of being out of work, the fury of being…