Beat Night

31Jul09

The air was old and heavy, the crowd was not.
They came out from hovels and they came in from the coast.
Gathering just after dark but before the light of the stars could penetrate the clouds, the event was spontaneous but set, a destiny common and unique brought them together.
They swarmed from houses and fled from [...]

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Hedgehog’s Dilemma

30Jul09

The sheets were crisp, clean, and white. Lighted internally by the last rays of the morning sun that seemed to have gotten caught in the net of the linen fibers and were no longer able to escape. The light thrashed wildly and then, resigned to their fate, chose to maintain some dignity by simply lying [...]

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Tags: Vilema Annoran

Cyanide and Arsenic

29Jul09

When we are young we are instilled with a collection of prejudices with the benign moniker of common sense. Things that “everyone” know to be true. Adages and proverbs that separate what is right from what is wrong. Codes of ethics and morality that were outdated and impermanent when they were taught to your parents. [...]

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Diamonds

27Jul09

Virtue, Hope, Chastity, Love. These were the things that Kate Mullen sought in life. Blue, Clear, Yellow, Rose. The hues of the things that Kate Mullen sought. London, Rome, Paris, New York. The places the things that Kate Mullen sought resided in. Four, Six, Two, One. The number of times the things that Kate Mullen [...]

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Tags: Kate Mullen, Watersand Avenue