The Creature At Night

    At 9 P.M., I take the wood chair in the bedroom and lodge its back beneath the door handle that does not lock. My third try is strongest, where the door cannot open and will not budge. I do not believe anyone will attempt to enter, not now that…

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…

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…

A Guide to the Perfect Cup of Tea

A guide to a perfect cup of tea   The most important aspect of this is to wake up. You must not be sleeping when making your cup of tea, instead you need to rouse yourself from your bed and pull your tired body out from beneath the blankets that…

Religion’s Womb

[Rough Draft] Religion’s Womb             At nine o’clock at night, I sat up shaking. Tears chocked my airways, blurred my vision, made my hands look unreal. My mind sat back, separated as I watched myself clutch my chest, hoping to find a way to clear my lungs, to breathe again….