After Sandy and Stormy died, we got two new puppies. Stormy and Sandy were our storms, so we thought it would be funny to have our next puppies' names be storms too. But all of our pets before (Sandy, Stormy, and Skipper) had names that started with s. Since we could think of no other … Continue reading Cyclone and Tsunami- Our Next Storms
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The Children’s Author
Mrs. Hilary Hamond slowly climbed the creaking stairs of the tenement building she lived in. She had been out all day looking for work and was exhausted. The apartment door was pushed open and her purse was flung into a corner. Hilary sighed and sat heavily onto the edge of the bed. Her husband would … Continue reading The Children’s Author
The Unusual Absences of Mr. Ebinson Pt.2
He got up from the futon, righted the paint bottle, and looked intently at the living room clock on the yellow, east wall of his apartment. He extended a hand towards the fifty-first second dot and pressed. It was a button. Everything went silent. Except for the rhythmic ticking of the large black clock, all … Continue reading The Unusual Absences of Mr. Ebinson Pt.2
Battle
Aiclath jumped back, hissing at the sight of his kind’s mortal enemy. The nayser were dressed in iron armor, overlaid with fur. Two held sharp curved swords, one had an enormous battle-axe, and the last held an Augmented Plasma Blaster, a popular laser weapon. Their stench reached his nostrils even there. Each elf in the … Continue reading Battle
The Fright Before Christmas
Twas the night before Christmas, in the country of Laos Little creatures were stirring, from gecko to mouse The stockings were hung by the window with care Who would've thought there would be such a scare Santa was coming in pearl and red From the North Pole they traveled and to Pakse they sped The … Continue reading The Fright Before Christmas
Flight
Waking came to Aiclath like he was rising out of some liquidy mass. Light came first; small splinters of fire shining through glass. Then came sound, and his vision sharpened. Next, he smelled sweat and old blood. And finally, he remembered Asesi. He later thought that was woke him. He coughed, and looked about. Three … Continue reading Flight
Legend’s Song
A song of truth and fire bright, Will ever be echoed through't the night. Of legend old and in the make, Of braver ones who give and take. The glitter of the strongest mail When always through the dark prevails; Of blade from hardest iron wrought That strikes the wicked as were fought In deep … Continue reading Legend’s Song
Caught
Aiclath stooped as he stepped into his small house, taking in the rough wooden walls and floor, the large fireplace surrounded by stones, the three small beds. His mother was awake, and so was his sister, Asesi, curled up in the warmth of the blankets. Silently, Aiclath handed over the venison to his mother. She … Continue reading Caught
Me
Why am I, why am I, why am I Me? Instead of some rogue on the terrible sea? Instead of a bat, or a girl, or a king? Then again, eons built to get to Me, Girls and boys and queens and kings, So if one thing changed, one simple thing, Would there be Me … Continue reading Me
The Best Recipe
The recipe to make a Me Of sugar you’ll need dump trucks three Two cups of flower and an egg, three decks of cards and a chicken leg. A basketball But that’s not all Nine teaspoons of spice A flamingo and a ton of rice A Lot of beef that’s peppered. A lode of ketchup … Continue reading The Best Recipe
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