Monthly Archives: February 2016

A Cold Beat

Water trickles down
In rivulets of rhythm
Into waiting snow.


6 Word Short Story: Sale Day!

Tomorrow: the day of chocolate hangovers.


It Is Not

It is not pretty flowers,
Candlelit tables, bubbling wine,
Or expensive chocolates.

It is not lacy lingerie,
Satin sheets, silken skin,
Or sultry perfume.

It is not token presents,
Thoughtful gifts, mushy cards,
Or precious diamonds.

It is not something shown one day,
One night, one date,
Or even one moment.

It is not limited to,
Defined by, proven by,
Or even debunked by
Valentine’s Day.


Romance : Straightforward :: Life : Simple

If I am to you as you are to me,
Then romance is all fine and dandy.
Unless I am to you as you are to me
And to Tyler, Patricia, and Sandy.


No Happiness, Please

Served with happiness?
Oh, no thank you.
No happiness for me.
It’s not that I don’t like it – no.
See, I have an allergy.
Even the slightest little drop
Is a positive guarantee
Of feeling awful afterwards, so, please,
No happiness for me.
Could you have it taken out?
Perhaps “served pensively”?
No, no, that simply will not work –
It’s just as bad with glee.
Moderation? Yes, I’ve tried before.
No, abstinence is key.
I’d rather feel a little down
Than endure that misery
(And though I’ve heard it often said
There’s rarely company).
No. No, if that’s served with happiness,
I’ll simply stick with tea.


Daily Inner Dialogue

PLEASURE CENTER: We don’t really need to get up at 6.

LOGIC CENTER: Yes, we do. I figured it out last night.

PLEASURE CENTER: But you were being overly cautious. No, we can get up at 6:30 and still have plenty of time.

LOGIC CENTER: What? No. What data are you basing this off of?

SENSORY INPUT: The bed is very nice and warm, and closing our eyes and drifting would feel very nice.

LOGIC CENTER: You are not helping.

PLEASURE CENTER: That’s right. Reset the phone. Close our eyes. Mmmmm.

LOGIC CENTER: [At a shout but fading into the distance] No, don’t. Don’t listen to them! They’re being unreasonable!


6 Word Short Story: Don’t Ask

How long was my fly down?


Icy Skies

Each drip falls like the
Crackling of a fire:
Hear the frozen flames.


A Stray Thought

I had a thought this morning –
It was a good one, too –
But I had other duties planned,
Other things to do.

And so I set the thought aside
For later (or so I thought).
Unfortunately, between now and then
My thought I quite forgot.

Now, later turns to never –
Or at least to “not today” –
For how can I complete a thought
When like a sheep it strays away?


The Little Boy & the Window

[Lights fade in on an empty room with an open window. From it is heard a lazy buzzing. The window’s screen is lying on the floor. A little boy runs into the room with a toy car.]

BOY: Vroooom! Vrooom! [He laughs as he bangs it into furniture and walls.] Vrooom! Honk! Honk! Get out of the way, or you’ll get run over! Vrooom! [The buzzing outside gets louder. The little boy sees the open window and screams.] Daaad! Aaaaaah! Daaad! [He drops the car and dives under the furniture, still screaming.]

DAD: What happened? Why are you under the- [He steps on the screen.] Did they sting you?

BOY: He wants them to! [The buzzing increases.]

DAD: Did they sting you?!

BOY: No!

DAD: Go to your room – no the bathroom! You have your pen?

BOY: Yes, but they’re-

DAD: Good. Use it if you get stung. Close the door until I tell you to open it, ok? Go now! [As soon as the little boy leaves the room, he dives for the window and slams it shut. The buzzing is quieter but still audible. There’s a shifting sound.] Don’t you dare open that window. Not an inch! You get the rest of those bees out of the house and close every window you opened. Do it now, or I swear we will move. And Missy moves with us. [We hear several windows shut abruptly, and the buzzing sound cuts off completely.] Don’t you ever do that again, or I will take them both and leave. You understand me? You will never. See. Her. Again.