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A letter to an unwanted suitor

Chris — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:57:31 +0000

You

Chris — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:35:14 +0000

You wipe your hand on your pants, the blood warm and sticky, a moment ago fear and heartache, now only repugnance. You raise your hand to your mouth and kiss the inside of your thumb, then reach across and touch it to his forehead, then, as if you might still hurt him, ever so gently draw shut his eyes. Beside you, your gun waits, expectant. You reach for it, and find the fury blossoming in your heart mirrored there in [...]

Unity

Chris — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:59:54 +0000

“Godsdammit, Hayden—will you watch where you’re stepping!” I stumble back from his anger and drop my gaze to the forest floor, where Jochen is rubbing his left hand and scowling at me. There’s mud on two fingers of his glove. “Sorry,” I mutter and shake my head. “I guess I wasn’t paying attention.” “Yeah, no shite,” he growls again, before turning away—back to the ground. He returns his right hand to his spear and leans forward over an entirely unremarkable [...]

Dajoën

Chris — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:03:59 +0000

Sleep had not come easily, that night, and I woke early—well before sunrise. The air was thick with a cold, grey mist, and in the dim light of dawn, even the trees around us seemed only dark smudges in the grey. My legs and back ached from the cold. The small clearing felt dead, and heavy. There was almost no sound, but for the occasional drip of water from needle to branch, and even that seemed oddly muted, as if [...]

What to Do

Chris — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:10:11 +0000

There are few things more annoying than a blank page. It sits there, minute after minute, hour after hour, staring back at you, laughing. It was a cool night, and a gentle breeze was blowing, riffling the blank pages of the notebook that lay open on my lap. I was sitting out on my balcony, trying to write a short story. A large candle flickered on the window ledge beside me. I was staring off into the night sky, waiting [...]