Midnight
(( Part 1 )) At midnight Jade dragged Riley out of her house and into her truck. Sleep-deprived as she was, Riley barely registered what was happening until Jade slapped her shoulder when the truck shut off. Riley jerked forward in her seat, the seatbelt—she didn’t remember buckling up—locking…
Beautiful
Jade’s nerves were numb. Jade’s mouth was filled with sand. Jade’s eyes were closed and had not opened for some time. A’doxia continued to sing her lullaby: Beautiful art, how lovely you will be. The pressure of a blade. The stroke of an artist. The whimper of a child. Beautiful…
Wet Grass
It smelled like the grass after rain. That’s what she noticed first. It reminded her of running through the pouring rain with her family, one lap around the house, as a sort of impromptu tradition. It managed to stick for years each time it rained or snowed. The memory should…
Good Enough
Aris stood in front of the mirror. She did not do this often, nor did she much enjoy doing it now. But her wounds would only get worse if she didn’t treat them. Going to a doctor was a definite ‘no’ at this point. With the amount of blood on…
Happy Anniversary
A tall red Ancient leaned back against her chair in the sun, her fur pressing against the wood as she lifted the mug to her jaws. It was hardly past the afternoon, yet the Ancient guzzled down the mug of foaming beer and wiped what remained off what remained on…