The Education of Life

1 The inspiration for this post came from sending pity to a fellow blogger whom I enjoy to follow.  He has done a more eloquently written post along the same 'negative luck' theme.  Please go visit him and tell him stories about your life… I don't know if he wants that, but at least visit …

No Patience for Permanence

We watch things die.  Sometimes out of haste or impulsiveness we wish them dead right now.  It's not that most of us actually want the thing to be dead at the time, we just don't want it around us, even if it's just for a little while.  Or if it is in the process of …

Apocalyptic Revelations – #FlashFiction

  *Foul language alert My throat felt like gravel.  That was the first thing I noticed when I came to, the sensation of a raw burning when I tried to swallow.  There was a ringing in my ears and my vision was dark and out of focus.  A pressure in my head felt like it …

Friction to Fire – #FlashFiction

She was unsettled, the air before a thunderstorm.  Her body was still for the moment but with enough electrical energy to keep everyone in the room tense.  A storm was brewing inside of her.  Anticipating it's arrival was becoming intolerable. We sat, still-mouthed and waited for the first crash of thunder to explode out of …

The Extravagant Exchange Marketplace

  Sorry, I was in sort of an obnoxious and hyperbole-inducing mood.  Apologies for any offense. The Extravagant Exchange Marketplace Welcome to The Extravagant Exchange Marketplace where we provide a unique and gastronomically insightful lunch experience.  Come and experience emotional fulfillment during a lunch session.  Return in the evenings for group activity participation and skill-building …

Blog Birthday, Blog-iversary?

Happy First Birthday to my blog!  I started my blog on Feb 27, 2017 and it shockingly still exists.  At the time of it's inception I felt a bit desperate, lonely, worried, and just stressed in general. 1 I had been off work for almost 4 months at the time.  Starting a blog was an …

Birds and Bonds – #FlashFiction

*Brief foul language alert 1 "She's as common as a merganser."  I was too mad at the time to understand what that meant.  I was also unfamiliar with what exactly a merganser was, maybe it wasn't as common as the reference implied, for me at least.  It's also possible that I missed the point of …

A Salacious Serving

*Alert - this post contains sexual suggestions/content.  You may or may not appreciate this...read at your own discretion. * "I'll spread for you".  I was utterly shocked when she said this.  This was my first experience being with a stranger for what was turning into a sexual encounter.  I wasn't prepared for her to be …

Noir Notes – Transformative Transgressions

Hello all, I was feeling the fatalistic-noir-bug again this week.  Hope you enjoy, or would that be a contradiction of noir..? * The stillness was so loud I wanted to cover my ears.  Nothing was moving or making a sound.  Because of this I had no reference point to any other living thing or even …

Ordered Pairs

* It turns out that I need so much discipline I even keep the order of donning my socks in strict fashion.  I heard somewhere that once you become aware of idiosyncrasies such as this, it's time to make a change in your behavior. Today I threw caution to the wind realising I felt ridiculous …