How to Save a Life

How to Save a Life

Hold your head, shake the sleep from your eyes. The clock reads 6:30. Don’t lay down, it will only make it harder. The cold is painful, but it is necessary. Get up, walk away from temptation. Down to the bathroom. Cold water only, splash your face and blot it...
The Shadow

The Shadow

Awaiting my order, I looked up from my phone, temporarily distracted by a girl who had just come into the store. With short blond hair and stargirl bangs, she was quite pretty. However, what truly caught my attention was her top—it was a fitted, babydoll blouse, with...
Smashing Pomegranates

Smashing Pomegranates

Smashing Pomegranates   life is like a betting game; the cards you play are yours to blame. cut them high, and you’re in luck spin them low, your hand is stuck a dance of fate and false control the end is nigh, the joker’s null the stakes are high,...
Tiger in the Sea

Tiger in the Sea

A lone man, shrouded in darkness, limps down an abandoned shoreline, his breath hindered and face plaster-white. A cold wind rolls in from the sea, and he turns his face towards the water. Then he sees it; at first, he thinks it a trick of the light, but upon a second...
The Fallen Angel

The Fallen Angel

Author’s Note: This excerpt is from a larger piece that I hope to turn into a book one day. As a little snippet, this piece serves as a teaser to the entire story at hand. It introduces us to the two main characters—Mercy, and the angel—as well as the premise of...