Wishes and Witches

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“You sure about this, Jimmy?” Thora pulled the white forelock rising from her scalp, wishing. Continue reading →

Shenanigans

2024: Glad things have settled down a bit!

I woke up to snow this morning

Stepped out in bare feet

To fetch a pair of glasses

Blue Lucky

It was just a dream

Shenanigans

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…Bows and trembles still,

But wind punishes, more likely to cut

Than caress and quicken the hopeful green of early months.

Pulsing chlorophyll sparking, breathing deep

The sinewy length of sultry Midsommer. Continue reading →

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Bundled in yards of heavy cloth and batting, the only signs of life are a red nose and beady eye.

Lamplight softens the tragic scene, but the furnace is out. Continue reading →

Shuffle ‘cross the kitchen, sharp drop to hardwood chair.

Looks like no break, no midnight magic to slake my thirst.

Skin crackles painful, radiates heat.

How long has it been? Continue reading →