the key still taunts me from the back of the rattling drawer. the darkness still whispers in my ear, “readily available.” both your voices still stop me whenever i think about using it. i wish you would be quiet. i am terrified of when you finally will be. the years go by and the rattling only grows more violent. it is inescapable. → The Gallery of Me
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Year Thirteen
*blows dust off keyboard* Welp, here we are, thirteen years in. You wouldn’t know it from how much I’ve written in this past year, but yes, I assure you I am still alive. Or still breathing, at least. I can’t…
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Trick or Treat
Welp, it’s been two years since the last chapter in this series. This is also going to be the final one, you’ll see at the end why that is (you’ll know if you’ve read the ‘Storm’ series before). I’ve also…
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Gods and Bent Knees, or The Reckless Defiance of Love
Rainn felt the arteries around his heart tighten and his breaths shallow. “Not her too,” he whispered through his gritting teeth, tears cutting grooves across his face. “I can’t go through this, not again. I haven’t got it in me…”…
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Year Twelve
Twelve years here at Clueless HQ and we’re still standing. The past year’s been pretty quiet, and not always necessarily in a good way. But that’s behind us now. I haven’t been doing much writing lately, but I’d very much…
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Senile Butterflies
I coughed up a butterfly the other day, much to my surprise. I didn’t even recognize it, didn’t even know its name. I asked it who it belonged to and it couldn’t even tell me. Did it forget? How long…
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[FRAGMENT] #102 – Still Over My Heart
[…] – You promised you wouldn’t write about us! – And you promised you’d always love me. I’m sorry, is you breaking me an inconvenience for you? This is me coping with all your lies and broken promises, with what…
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[FRAGMENT] #38 – I’m Here Now
[…] He slowly but angrily grabs her hair and holds it firmly, then grabs her jaw in his other hand. – Are you happy? She stares at him silently as her left eye sheds a tear. His expression softens and…
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[FRAGMENT] #163 – Miracle Kisses
[…] – I could kiss you, make it better. – If only kisses were any good at healing… – But they are. You’re a doctor, so you heal the world with science and medicine. As a doctor, you may not…
