Breaks_Brackets_The body_A Memory in Coalescence
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Breaks
Warning: This story contains strong language and concepts of death.BreaksReaching down, I struggled to grab the remote. I was lying on a chesterfield sofa, the remote just out of reach. The fucking Druid had knocked it down.I was a rather irritable young man, and The Druid was my cat.I grabbed it, balanced, toppled, slid down. There was a soft thump. I rolled my eyes. I sat up and stared into empty space, my fingers moving in the usual fashion on the remote, a woman starting to speak in a matter-of-factly sort of way from above. I didn't even understand what she was saying.My mind still does t...
Brackets
x = (Don’t do what I did)^2(My child self, my old self, my not-this self, cried too much. )^2(I am trying to manifest some guidance from the universe.)^2(My therapist says I have a problem with rumination)^2(I am supposed to be giving you advice)^2(I have an idea)^2(Have you ever thought of the way brackets are used?)^2(Let me know if you’d be interested in spending a bit of time together)^2***Don’t do what I did. Don’t leave the spilled syrup on the counter and tell yourself you’ll come back and scrub it later, properly. Don’t read the text message and draft a close-to-but-not-quite perfect r...
The body
The Body “Do you think she knows we’re here Jan?” “I don’t know Ang, she looks like she’s asleep Or dead..” “Should we prod her?” “Nah, let’s just sit here til she moves” “But that could take ages..” “Yeah, but what else are we going to do? This place is so boring…no wonder she’s dead” “Don’t say that! She is not dead! She is asleep! She’s breathing!” “Are you sure……let’s put a mirror up to her face” “Why the hell would we do that? what is she going to do? Open her eyes and look at herself?” “No dumbass, that’s what I read in a book, its what they used to do to see if someone was alive. You ...
A Memory in Cowww.onedoor.ccalescence
August 20th, 2019La PalomaMy lady, Sarali:For a moment, a montage of memories came rushing through my mind. The thoughts of you, although quite lovely, were bursting through my head like that of the serrated mountain range we still live in today. And at that moment, I cried and realized I had forgotten you after so many years. When did I stop talking to you? How did you disappear from my life so quickly?Sarali. Each day was like a vast minefield. If you don't say or do the right things to the right person at the best time to do it, your words and actions could determine the future. And if you ...