The cafeteria erupted in flying trays and shrieks. He ducked, heart pounding, breath shallow. Mashed potatoes hit his chest like wet cement. Faces blurred, laughter twisted. He clawed at his throat, sinking to the floor as gravy pooled around him like blood.
November 20, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The cafeteria erupted in flying trays and shrieks. He ducked, heart pounding, breath shallow. Mashed potatoes hit his chest like wet cement. Faces blurred, laughter twisted. He clawed at his throat, sinking to the floor as gravy pooled around him like blood.
She met him at closing time, all charm and shadow. His touch was electric, his kiss tasted of copper. In bed, he whispered her name like a prayer. By morning, the bed was empty except for her skin, folded neatly where he had left it.
November 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
She met him at closing time, all charm and shadow. His touch was electric, his kiss tasted of copper. In bed, he whispered her name like a prayer. By morning, the bed was empty except for her skin, folded neatly where he had left it.
He sang in the park, arms wide, voice syrupy sweet. Children ran to him. Parents smiled. Then came the hugs. Bones cracked like twigs. The song never stopped. It rewrote memories, erased names. By sunset, the town clapped along. No one remembered yesterday.
November 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
He sang in the park, arms wide, voice syrupy sweet. Children ran to him. Parents smiled. Then came the hugs. Bones cracked like twigs. The song never stopped. It rewrote memories, erased names. By sunset, the town clapped along. No one remembered yesterday.
Welcome to the Department of Corrections. Mind, body, soul. All subject to audit. One man arrived with anxiety. Left with a new spine and someone else's memories. Another came for weight loss. Left with hollow bones and a craving for emptiness. The waiting room was eternal.
November 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Welcome to the Department of Corrections. Mind, body, soul. All subject to audit. One man arrived with anxiety. Left with a new spine and someone else's memories. Another came for weight loss. Left with hollow bones and a craving for emptiness. The waiting room was eternal.
670,000 furloughed workers returned. The coffee was moldy. The inboxes had grown teeth. One man opened a memo and aged ten years. The printer demanded tribute. By noon, HR was a scarecrow in a blazer, stapled to the wall. The government was back. Sort of.
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
670,000 furloughed workers returned. The coffee was moldy. The inboxes had grown teeth. One man opened a memo and aged ten years. The printer demanded tribute. By noon, HR was a scarecrow in a blazer, stapled to the wall. The government was back. Sort of.
The circus promised bloodsport. The wrestlers wore masks they could not remove, skin-tight and painted garishly. Each match ended with still bodies and a crowd that never blinked. One rookie tapped out. The ringmaster laughed. No one leaves the ring. Not whole. Not alive.
November 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The circus promised bloodsport. The wrestlers wore masks they could not remove, skin-tight and painted garishly. Each match ended with still bodies and a crowd that never blinked. One rookie tapped out. The ringmaster laughed. No one leaves the ring. Not whole. Not alive.