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The Shed Roof

March 29, 2023April 3, 2023 muse

On the weathered gray shingles of a neighboring shedthe sunlight reveals the image of a man crouched down, his head twisted to three-fourths profile, one eye open and vacant, shingles forming a jagged grin where a mouth should be. He’s creeping, paused, turned to look—sunlight striping his cheek, the side of his nose, shadow falling… Continue reading The Shed Roof →

Posted in poetryTagged slice of life

Trees

March 28, 2023March 29, 2023 muse

They emerged together in a new life as twin saplings in the damp, black mulch. Their seeds had spun down the previous autumn and lodged in the soil. They hadn’t blown away like the others. She was alone with her consciousness, an innate sense of being; she had been once, twice, a hundred times before;… Continue reading Trees →

Posted in short storiesTagged reincarnation, short story

press anthology: hope and new beginnings

January 21, 2023March 29, 2023 muse

The short story in flight is available as a part of press: volume one, hope & new beginnings! It's part of a short fiction anthology by a group of writing friends. The book is available for free in PDF and ebook formats.

Posted in short storiesTagged e-book, short story

The Night Immortal

March 20, 2022March 29, 2023 muse

It was past four a.m. and he hadn’t slept.

Posted in short storiesTagged Raymond Fisher, short story, TNI

In Flight

March 20, 2022December 24, 2023 muse

Ray visited his brother more often after his death than he had for a decade.

Posted in short storiesTagged Raymond Fisher, short story, Thorn Bell, TNI

possibility

August 11, 2021March 29, 2023 muse

His hand is open, palm up and resting on the couch beside your leg.

Posted in microfictionTagged drabble, prompt, second person
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