A stream murmured nearby, calling a man with a dry mouth over. It was guarded by giant, moss covered trees, and decaying trunks acted as bridges across the stream. The man hurried to the stream, squeezing through the trees and climbing over the trunks. He formed a cup with his dirty hands and dipped them [...]
An empty sky to broadcast too, but then I would receive no message back. Not even an echo; proof that I am truly alone. Just a tree and it’s shade for a blanket and a rock for a pillow and sand made into a bed. Comfortable? Not in the slightest, but it is something.
Powder, white and fluffy, drifted through the air like ashes, and was accompanied by the fierce wind, which the wimpy shack defended a man against. The man tried to start a fire numerous times, but the holes and cracks in the shack allowed the wind to devour the young flames. The wind thrashed the shack, [...]
Some times I can’t believe it. Sitting on my porch, watching the kids across the street and watching the green field behind the kids. A terrible feeling from my gut, slithering and creeping around my heart, gnawing my happiness away. I can’t believe it. I watch those kids chase each other up and down the [...]
The road extended to the vanishing point at the horizon. There was nothing on either side of the road, as if it were in emptiness. For hours and hours he walked along the road. Sometimes he stopped to relax massage his legs when they cramped or to take a sip of his limited water. And [...]
Though my skin was bark, I still had a beating heart. I still had my blue eyes, to gaze upon my half-brothers, surrounding the grove I stood in. I was rooted in the earth and my memories were disappearing, like clouds being blown away by the wind. I heard twigs snap and dried leaves crackle [...]
Like a worm, I dug through the earth, holding onto one memory. It was of blood pooling at my side. A pain splintering through my chest. And slowly suffocating. All while a man, under darkness’s cover, watched. I wanted to kill him. My hand rose from the ground, touching the night air. I pulled my [...]
The ocean swallowed the boy. He struggled to swim to the surface of the water, where he met the heavy rain and black clouds. He screamed for help, but his voice was muted by the loud thunder and the thrashing waves. Before the boy was pulled underneath again, he gasped for air. The salty water filled [...]
The train rasped along the tracks, heading north, and a boy watched trees fade into the haze. “Take a mental picture, because this is the last time you’re all ever gonna see your paradise,” The robot at the head of the train said. Another robot went down the isle of the train, handing out blue [...]
A warrior riding a horse galloped down the green hill and into the rice field. His battle companions laid slain in the field, corrupting the water with their blood. Some were killed by arrow, others had been eviscerated. Across the rice field, a village burned. The warrior dismounted from his horse. His face hid behind [...]