Published inBe Yourself·4 hours agoMember-onlyWhat Has To BeA poem about the difficult decision to end things — What happened to me Where did I go I can’t see myself clearly Or myself even know The way I’m behaving The voice in my mind The choices I’m making I can’t quite define I think I’ve lost something But what I can’t tell It’s strange to feel beaten Though I’ve barely fell…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·May 24Member-onlyThe Mystery Behind The SchoolyardA sleep short story about an old secret hidden in a small town — Kate and I discovered it late last night. We’d been walking out back in the old schoolyard like we often did, drinking and talking of our big plans to get out of this town and travel far away together. It was mostly all we talked about anymore; how we were…Fiction9 min readFiction9 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·May 15Member-onlySebastian Of The SeaA sleep short story about a mysterious boy, his true love, and his true home — Sebastian was found in the sea, left abandoned aboard a piece of basket adrift in the water that had washed ashore. The DeLoys found the basket and thought it was the gods sending them a sign. They’d found themselves barren in their desperation for…Fiction9 min readFiction9 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Apr 28Member-onlyOur Last Stand… or rather Run-And-HideA sleep short story about battling an unbeatable foe in a strange land — The whole village was under attack. At first, we didn’t know by who or what. We just sensed it coming. A darkness was growing on the horizon and the earth had begun to shake. Tension and foreboding hung in the air as we ran…Fiction4 min readFiction4 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Apr 20Member-onlySome Super High DreamsA sleep short story about being high (up in the sky) — Happy 4/20! Wow, I didn’t realize what day it is until I began writing this. Well, that just makes last night’s dreams even more apropos. The first dream is the fuzziest. Something about watching a movie in a big gymnasium, kinda like a free movie in the park, only indoors…Fiction4 min readFiction4 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Apr 15Member-onlyYes I Dreamt This Whole Angry RantA short sleep story wherein I reprimand him and save her Okay sure. You may be over eighteen. But she is much younger than that. It’s not even close. And she’s not your girl. She’s not with you. So what you’re doing with her is completely inappropriate. Not to mention…Dreams4 min readDreams4 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Apr 5Member-onlyA Very Brief Story of NonsenseA very short sleep story about a rather brief romp TL;DR — If I were to sum up my dream in one sentence, it would be this line (presumably from the dream but I don’t really remember now) — “The only thing that can pass through this door is nonsense.” …Fiction2 min readFiction2 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Apr 1Member-onlyA Very Odd Birthday DreamA short sleep story in honor of my recent birthday — My birthday was a few days ago, so this seems timely to share. It’d been a string of several seemingly unconnected dreams that, naturally, I now only recall snippets of. And I can’t even remember everyone. I have this feeling there were more dreams, but I can’t for the life…Fiction6 min readFiction6 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Mar 30Member-onlyA Dream Within A DreamA sleep short story about the fertile power of dreams — Last night I dreamt that I was secretly impregnated against my will. Without my knowledge. By a super shady hospital. Man, my dreams are just getting weirder and weirder. There was apparently this couple who couldn’t have a baby. I can’t recall exactly. Maybe it was a lesbian couple or…Fiction5 min readFiction5 min read
Published inBe Yourself·Mar 23Member-onlyOde To Magic MountainA theme park poem about Six Flags Magic Mountain — How do I love thee Thrill Capitol of the World Let me count all the ways you make my heart awhirl Stepping through your entrance, I feel such a blend Of grateful and gleeful to be here once again I make a beeline for the back of the park Where I’ve…Poetry6 min readPoetry6 min read