Nightmare in the Fog

The townspeople placed the entrails in the sea, and prayed for peace, knowing it could never be more than fleeting. When the deed was done, they congregated briefly to bathe in a momentary sense of relief before heading off to their respective beds to relive the nightmare.  They’d bested the monster, but they would never again beContinue reading “Nightmare in the Fog”

Phlegm

He cleared the phlegm from his throat, “Ladies and gentlemen, tonight it is my great honer to…ahem…” he paused, coughing wetly into his handkerchief, “excuse me… It is my great hono…hon,” the coughing overtook him in great choking gasps. He reached for the wastebasket, spitting a great gob of black mucous into it, the sizeContinue reading “Phlegm”

Painful Love

            We met in the smoldering ruins of past relationships. I found your eyes as you sat in your rickety chair, relating your exquisite pain. How could I forget the unmistakable mustiness of the room, the scraping of metal folding chairs or the burnt coffee served in Styrofoam cups? It could have been any circleContinue reading “Painful Love”