Incantation (NaPoWriMo)

After Elinor Wylie's poem.  Photo by Vincent Botta on Unsplash   A coal black eye In a chalky face Sees the puddled ink drown A bone-white space,   And black words hiss From the page, “it is done,” While dark spots stain A white-hot sun   And dark billows crawl ‘Cross an ashen sky Reflecting the murk Within … Continue reading Incantation (NaPoWriMo)

Throwback Thursday #23

Photo by Clem Onojeghuo on Unsplash Today's Throwback Thursday story is one I wrote about a year ago. I began with the idea that I would submit it to a contest, but I had difficulty figuring out what I wanted to write and thus didn't finish the story in time. I later finished it to submit to an … Continue reading Throwback Thursday #23

Flash Fiction: Chisel

Photo by Kevin Jackson on Unsplash Prompt: https://carrotranch.com/2019/03/14/march-14-flash-fiction-challenge/ 99 words Her mouth is the last thing to chisel into existence. He does not know why he left it until the end, when all the rest of her is already finished. Perhaps she does not need a mouth. The smooth plain where it should be intrigues him. But she … Continue reading Flash Fiction: Chisel