One by one, she watched the dark lines wriggle up and down, to and from the tunnel entrance in the center. Following foot to feeler, ant after ant after ant wrapped in random yet neat patterns like a spirograph inside the tiny formicarium. She watched for another minute, breathing evenly, and thinking about what lifeContinue reading “We Are Not a Colony of Ants”
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Sleepy Sunday
Napping at the windowNose buried in fur and fuzzBreath warming pawsIn quiet clocklike snores Body wrapped in a curlHeat from the heart and the sunEars and eyes rest gentlyDreaming of the next warm spot Soft and fluffy orange and whiteTail counting in soft delightLike a dismissive queen’s airUndisturbed by worry Birds and wind?Grasses and flowers?NothingContinue reading “Sleepy Sunday”
Lessons from the Lupin Lady
Blue, purple, and white stemsTall and narrow skyscrapersSwaying in the sea breezeAnd happily bloom as evidenceThat the world is beautiful Travel the seas and skiesReach for the depthsAnd reach for the starsLearn of nature, people, and culturesLive the trials and tribulations When you’re ready to come homeAnd know what home isAnd what home is worthNurtureContinue reading “Lessons from the Lupin Lady”
A Colorado Spring
The lazy breeze wafts through the pines keeping my neck cool as I hike up the mountain trail. Like spectators, the millions of pine needles rustle in synchronized dips as the branches wave back and forth. The robins have not yet returned, and the absence of birdsongs accentuates the cold with silence. There is nothingContinue reading “A Colorado Spring”
Caspian Pop
Get in, do the job, get out, and get paid. That was the plan, but what he swam into on Aquiem was not what he expected. His mind reeled as his hands worked, formulating a new plan to escape this watery planet. Sneaking in here had been tough but getting out was turning out toContinue reading “Caspian Pop”
Trading Five Bullets
Like wolves howling, the chorused voices of oo-way oh-way oo-way oh-way floated into the sky. The notes were partners with the dancers as they stomped left and right, left, left and right. The drumbeats matched the dancers and rumbled the dust with a bada-bada-bum bada- bum bada-bum. Both feet and drumsticks kicked up the dryContinue reading “Trading Five Bullets”
How to Stay Warm on a Winter Day
“No school today. Do you want to build a snowman?” Her mom knew just what to say. “Yes!” she cried. “Then go bundle up! Do you remember where your mittens are?” She ran off, serpentine down the hallway to her room, practicing her ski moves back and forth. Left hand left wall, right hand rightContinue reading “How to Stay Warm on a Winter Day”
Another New You
A New Year, a new you. The psychedelic advertisement email projected onto the ceiling as if she didn’t remember. Lying on the bed, Julia was awake, but she wasn’t ready to get up. She wanted more time to think. She rolled over to silence her phone from the new message, hoping that she didn’t wakeContinue reading “Another New You”
Stuck on the Moon
They say you go crazy out here, but he hadn’t thought it was true. Sure, the moon sucked, but at least there was a way off of it. And if there was a way out then you weren’t locked in. Fuck this place, he thought. There was a time that he could come andContinue reading “Stuck on the Moon”
A Wolf on Patrol
It is night but I am not asleep My world doesn’t sleep and it pulls at my senses Calling to my soul and playing with my wild side Sniffing the air, I can see in the dark and speak its love language The frozen ground is hard on the pads of my feet And theContinue reading “A Wolf on Patrol”
