"Continue walking" says the man with a pointy helmet, pressing his cold steel-clad hand against my back and forcing me carry on despite the many cuts and bruises covering my scrawny frame. Once I was strong and muscular, once I would not have stood for this humiliation. A mess is what I have become and … Continue reading Fallen

The old lady sits in her mahogany chair in the living room, on a quaint but comfy chair and is surrounded by people who love her. These circumstances may appear favorable at first glance, one may even presume to assess that she is happy, maybe she is. However, while that is true, it is also … Continue reading Thought on Aging

Jon slams the door open and enters the luxurious hotel. As he enters the building he realizes that he sticks out like a sore thumb. He has not been showering for weeks, and have worn the same rugged clothes for at the very least a few months. A perplexed man in costume engages Jon in … Continue reading Tired Bounty Hunter

I stand at a crossroad surrounded by thousands of paths, each representing what can be. From each of these paths come insistent whispers. They promise of honor and riches. So many voices. TOO many voices. Throbbing pain erupts from my head as I try to listen to them all. There are too many paths, too … Continue reading Crossroad

A disfigured child sits in the sand, playing alone. Other children keep their distance, for they have heard the eerie rumors surrounding the nature of his unfortunate state. Unaware of all this, the child enjoys his stay in the sandbox, thinking the other kids nice for letting him have it all for himself. He uses … Continue reading Oblivious

Drowsiness threatens to force me into entering the realm of dreams once again, but I will not give up without a fight. I stand up from the couch, my every step becoming heavier as I move toward the sink to splash some more water on my face. The demon called fatigue pesters me from all … Continue reading Lucid Adventure

I sit on a carpet in the living room of my grandfather's dilapidated house, listening to the sparkling of wood from the fireplace and letting myself be comforted by the gentle warmth emitted by it. In a quaint old chair by the fireplace sits my grandfather, old but wise... and brittle but strong-willed. He smiles … Continue reading A Most Unusual Book

Sometimes I feel just like a dry branch; easily broken. Rain comes at times, serving to increase my durability, only for a short while however, for rain lasts not forever. As the last drop dries I am once again a dry branch, living for the next rain to come, and hoping that I somehow am … Continue reading Dry Branch

You sat glued to the television, watching the dapper weather-man speak in cheerful tones about tomorrow's weather. You listened to him speak volumes about the warmth and agreebleneiss that await. You thought "How wrong can he be, I mean it is only a day in-between and weather sensing technology is supposed to be mighty advanced … Continue reading The Weather-Man Got It Wrong

Once upon a time in an inconspicuous and unremarkable little village, there was a woman who gestated a very special baby. When a baby is born it cries, this is common knowledge. And evidently, the infant let out a sound that can be classified as a “cry”. But it was not a human baby´s scream … Continue reading The Pigman