by meaton7584 | Apr 10, 2025 | Poetry
There once was a maiden Unhindered and pure A willow that danced With an angel’s allure Yet for all of her beauty And fairness and light Ophelia wandered The darkest of nights She swam with a madman Through current and dune Til’ one day, her...
by meaton7584 | Apr 3, 2025 | Short Stories
Remember. Please, I only ask for this. Let me remember. Blue. Above her, the long night rolls forth, a deep, tempest blue. In a pool of moonlight, smooth and soft as silk, she stands, perched upon the edge of a shoddy wooden dock, her face tilted to...
by meaton7584 | Nov 11, 2024 | Short Stories
Black smoke billowed from the seventeenth window on the second side. Inside, an orange glow flickered softly, bathing the interior in a wash of flame. In the firelight, there stood a man. A fireman, his shadow stretched long. A second shadow sprung across the...
by meaton7584 | Nov 1, 2024 | Short Stories
My name is Simon. I’m a firefighter. I cross out a line. Was a firefighter. Muttering dryly to myself, I raise the glass to my lips once more. Tart liquor meets my dry tongue. I grip the cup, tightening my hold. Suddenly, it...
by meaton7584 | Jan 23, 2024 | Scripts
The Final Problem Lights up on Dani, dressed in scholarly robes, glasses pressed tightly up against the bridge of her nose, leaving a small red mark. Her face is furrowed in concentration as she frantically scribbles notes on the paper in front of her. She...
