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…

5/4/20

            I could not go to work today.             It is not anything new. It is not surprising. Each day I wake with pain and gauge how much I can handle. Often, it is rocks against my shoulders, glass mixed inside my intestines. Or it is hot irons, molten shards…

Ribs and Wombs

On April 17, 2020, Posted by , In Nonfiction, By ,,,,, , With No Comments

Content Warning: Gore, Bodily Harm A previous piece, somewhat linked to this one.               There’s a lot of hurt there, between my ribs. I’ve known it for years, and have listened to it fest and churn, to eat away the cartilage, suck out the marrow, and crack the bones…