“Don’t go into the woods with Bobby!” My mom reminded me when I left the house for school that day. Bobby’s parents were poor, fat and stupid, but, to me, he would always be the kid that offered me half of his sandwich on the first day of school after bullies had taken mine. ThisContinue reading “Don’t Go Into the Woods With Bobby”
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I Just Can’t Stop Killing Myself
I just can’t stop killing myself. It started off innocently enough, I suppose. It was the classic story of boy meets girl, boy messes up relationship, boy meets witch, boy wishes he can turn back time. Surprisingly, my wish worked as expected. I traveled back in time to a week prior when my girlfriend dumpedContinue reading “I Just Can’t Stop Killing Myself”
I Won’t Let You Leave
I won’t let you leave. Choose one to die. Nancy scrutinized the neon green message on the screen hoping it would reveal the secret to finally leaving the fluorescent lit dungeon. She nervously picked the dried blood from her finger nails and tried to not think about Laurie’s putrefying body in the corner. It servedContinue reading “I Won’t Let You Leave”
Sketch About a Writer Who Can’t Write a Sketch
He stared at the patronizing blank page. It stared back. It was just as blank as it was five minutes ago. Just as blank as it was five hours ago. Just as blank as it was a year ago when his editor had given him a final deadline of six months. His writer’s block didContinue reading “Sketch About a Writer Who Can’t Write a Sketch”
DEATHBOT.com
“And who am I? My name is DEATHBOT, and I am here to tell you exactly what day you will die. But first, do you accept my terms and conditions?”
Revenge of the Bugs
The walls of Commander Cockroach’s bunker shook with every thump of the boots of the giant that ruled the world above. Each thump meant countless deaths. It meant another widowed cockroach. It meant a family without a father. It meant he was losing the battle. The commander stared aimlessly at the tattered strategy maps onContinue reading “Revenge of the Bugs”
I Smell It Coming
I thought I had earned a brief reprieve from the agony once night fell, but my hopes were dashed when his thunderous footsteps shook the ceiling above. An awful, skunky smell wafted down the darkened stairwell before him. He stepped from the shadows and a beam of moonlight illuminated his sleepy, red eyes as heContinue reading “I Smell It Coming”
2020 Booze Awards
It was a desolate night outside of Anheuser Theatre, but the halls within warmed with the activity of black clad stage hands frantically assembling the show of the year. The theatre normally blended innocuously into the industrial background of Milwaukee like a balsam fir nuzzled within the caress of a tree farm, however tonight the red brick building was lit elegantly. Two massive spotlights strafed through the foggy air and skipped along the shallow, dark sky. A shimmering red carpet led from the sidewalk, through the front door, and into the main hall. Gates were set up on either side to contain the tittering crowd. Four long, gold drapes with dark green fringe hung over the lip of the roof and ran down the front of the building. Millions of pounds of saturated clouds hung over the scene with holy catastrophic potential.
Knock, Knock
“Can you believe that every person eats an average of eight spiders in their sleep each year –” knock, knock Franz was laying on a shag carpet on the floor of his apartment, twisting the dark orange, dreadlike fibers between his fingers and listening to a podcast about bugs. Normally he would not show thisContinue reading “Knock, Knock”
Diving into Space
Despite not fully understanding the language, I could make out the familiar sound of a mother gently guiding her child away from the hazardous rocks. The boulders were piled up neatly at the base of the steep, flat rock wall. The cliffs surrounding the bay are one of the few forces of nature that canContinue reading “Diving into Space”
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