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”
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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”
A Happy Ape
Deep within the crevices and wrinkles of my cerebellum, which is tucked snugly beneath my occipital and temporal lobes, a small bolt of electricity was generated with the express purpose of conveying a message to my inert limbs. The message, having been clumsily written by the part of the brain which resembled that of anContinue reading “A Happy Ape”
The Cold
After the third time that his brother had declined his call, Charlie became incensed. He ignored the furious sounds of car horns blaring as he peeled out of the parking spot. The tires of the Audi screeched as he swung a violent U-turn, and tore down the road towards his lost brother.
The River
The green darkness seemed to unravel and open as he drove further and further down the road towards his home. The full moon guided him down the pathway and illuminated the forest around him. It seemed as if there was a macabre puppet show being produced by the arms of the trees. The pitch black shadows were dancing over the chilly, light blue rays bouncing off the moon.
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