mauve haze

leeward shade sunset eyes its mauve haze I fall so deeply into imagined sensation that when the loving (but flawed) reality presents I offer no appreciation I asked how to cure this chronic failing the universe answered back with a warmer haze ~Sammicakes

The Darkness Within You Speaks to Me

Jane is certain that all within her is bright and good. Almost all. Until Jack, as flawed as he is pure, speaks to something inside of her. Jane will lie, cheat, steal, pretend, and lie again. After all, how else will a weak creature gain favor? Besides, these are the ugly parts. No one will…

Heart Light Festival | 100 Word Story

Little lines from our hearts light up the midnight roads. I can hear the call of spotted owls and sleepy toads. As the sounds of the festival dull to a hum, and the smells of the day boil down to sugar and rum, I reminisce on the past, these memories made of glass, that cut…

Big, Not so Bad World

The little acts of kindness  That permeate through expectation Like a locked door Separating me and my pink suitcase A kind man spots my quiet dread Through the transparent door Recognizes, verifies, and rolls out My silly pink luggage for me Me and her ready  to venture through London To all the strangers And their…

to Larry

i wish i could have given you a thousand more kisses a hundred more hugs and a few dozen more belly rubs i wish i had wasted not a second on frustration and appreciated you more in my life how could i have known i would see you for the last time? sweet, loyal, brave,…

Dear User, Goodbye!

A series of violent and disturbing posts erupt onto a beloved social media platform. Inspired by violent AI accounts that have been popping up without monitoring or review by large media platforms. Reader discretion is advised. Content warning for mentions and depictions of: murder, violence, sexual violence, self-harm and suicide, child abuse, and animal abuse…

A Woman Alone in the Night, Far From Home

It is bad practice to fantasize about one’s own death. But I have found myself in a precarious situation. A situation where in which… it may be rational to fantasize on the subject. ~ The lapping of the lake is so peaceful in the day, but in the cold dark it is threatening, an ever…

Atop Interlaken, Switzerland

Vast emerald lawns Sprawling navy streams Narrow, winding roads Some mountains lined with autumnal foliage Some peaks coated in powdered sugar snow The smell of beer and cheese And the screaming laughs of children All atop Interlaken, Switzerland ~Sammicakes

one line

oh, to fall so deeply in love with something that hates you ~ Sammicakes

Slay the Princess | Five-Line Story

Young Santhan approached the ruined palace, sword in hand. Expecting the monstrous reptilian creature he had been tasked to slay, his eyes settled on a much stranger being as he burst onto the terrace: The beautiful princess Amalla, dressed in a pink cotton gown and mouth dripping scarlet, grinned madly before him! “Draw your sword,…