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I Sat in a Tree
I sat in a tree today. I climbed just high enough that I was nervous but not afraid. The branch was thick and sturdy but still made me sore from sitting there for so long. Above me was a hornet nest, or maybe it was wasps. I never learned to tell the difference. Either way…
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Sanctuary: Part 1
It was a small house, little more than a square, fifteen feet on either side, that Chey found herself in. Currently she was lying on her back on the dirt floor, staring up at the underside of the thatch roof. The days here were hot and the nights only slightly cooler with the ever-present humidity…
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Seconds of Sunlight
Generations had passed while the sun was diminished. No, not the sun, but the view of it from earth. Rings of solar panels filled the void around the sun, slowly but surely blocking it’s light to the earth. What was that light, though, when compared with the enormous energy being captured by the rings? That…
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Behind the Walls
It was common knowledge that cats sometimes sit and stare at a nothing. Sorin’s cat had been doing that for hours at a time the last few days, but always with the same span of wall. “What’s up Mister Lemon?” he asked as Sorin finally stopped what he was doing and joined his cat, Mister…
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Starfall: Part 6
Things only got worse. By the time Jory and her mother reached the store, it was bedlam. Shelves were empty, broken packages littered the aisles, crowds of people jostled for anything and everything they thought they might need. Fights were a common sight and there were no employees to be found. “This was a mistake,”…
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Starfall: Part 5
Being back at home felt a little weird, albeit refreshing. At the moment, Jory was sitting in the living room, reading, when her mother rushed in, one hand holding her phone up to her ear, while the other hand grabbed the remote and switched on the television. “I’m working on it!” she spoke frantically into…
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Starfall: Part 4
The main convention hall of the hotel was full of the strangest people Jory had ever seen, herself included. There were people with antlers, people with gills, people covered head to foot in fur, people who spoke and it sounded like two people speaking at the same time in near perfect unison. There were also…
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Starfall: Part 3
Jory sat cross-legged in the hallway across from the open door where her fellow sufferer of Starfall syndrome sat. His name was Kevin, he was a year older than her, and just out of high school. He also wore the darkest sunglasses she’d ever seen. “This is really too bright for you?” she asked. “Even…
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Starfall: Part 2
Quarantine was both worse than she feared and yet not as bad as she’d thought it would be. It was worse because the separation from the people she knew and loved wore on her terribly, but it was not as bad in that besides having her blood drawn and being given a physical, she wasn’t…
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Starfall: Part 1
“It’s time to get up,”Jory’s mom called through the door. “I can’t go to school today,” Jory called back, panicking slightly. “Are you sick?” her mom replied. “Uh, yeah,” Jory said, knowing she didn’t sound convincing and the fake cough she followed up with didn’t help. “Look, I think school should still be canceled too,…
Bridge of Broken Glass
Stories from my mind that won't be quiet
Bridge of Broken Glass 