#78 Full Calendar

“I just don’t get it, Rich, it’s insane”, Bob said. “I agree – they’ve got us running all around the territory – no time to slack off!”, Rich said in reply. “Yea, and that’s the weirdest part”, Bob said quickly as he focused on the hole in traffic he was attempting to get in. “What …

#70 Routine

Jenny walked out of the elevator toward her office, with Winston beside her. He seemed to lag a bit behind, and didn’t respond to her continuing conversation about tasks at hand. “You ok?”, she asked as she peered behind herself. “Yea… just noticed that they put down a new rug in front of the elevator”, …

#67 Beer

The first time it tastes of bad bread The third time it tastes stale instead The fifth time it tastes anew Subsequent times is when it gets you! [SSDay]

#65 Dragging Danielle

Danielle’s mother pulled her along, across the side street toward the shops. Today they’d be shopping and spending time together, Danielle being only 3, the world was still a big place with much to explore, and not enough time to do it, straining against her mother’s pull. 3 years goes by, and Danielle’s mother pulls …

#62 Return to Normalcy

The beans are soaking, plans for the week no more complex days of exceptions are gone, days of comfortable regularity ahead The bag is packed, tools suitable for 95% of the life lived days of special additions are far ahead of the wayward commuter The alarm is set, the same time it usually wakes it’s …

#57 Fifty Six Is Waiting

Fifty Six is waiting you see For the right time to appear Trust that this gap is intentionally Fifty Six will soon be here Authors Note: 56 seriously is written, however I’m going to hold off on publishing it for a bit for personal reasons. We’ll jump to 57 for now 🙂 [SSDay]

#54 Waking Up

Anna sat up in the bed and yawned. She hadn’t meant to fall asleep, but lying there sleep had taken hold. It was dark out now, the afternoon sun fading into darkness. She felt groggy, and disoriented from her unexpected slumber. She staggered over to her desk and sat down across from her laptop, still …

#48 Sticks and Stones

Tim sat quietly on the playground. It had been several days since he’d made it through a recess without torment, and today looked promising. Both groups of bullies, those who were stronger and those who were smarter, were preoccupied with other sociopathic pursuits. Tim wasn’t exactly odd, at least not according to his parents or …