Close your eyes… Go to sleep. Imagine a hut in the middle of a forest at twilight. Inside, a crowd of natives gather in a circle, lighting the interior with …
Castles
I’ve come to realize that people are just like castles. In that, they come in all shapes and sizes, each constructed of their own type of material. On one hand, …
The Broken Diorama
One of my masterpieces called me a broken man just before she died. She’d been trying to get through to me, hoped till her dying breath that I could be …
Mirror
Welcome one and all to the Foley Funhouse! I’d like to tell you a story about a mirror. Two men were each given a mirror and told that it would …
Night and Day
There was once a man who dreaded the night. He feared what he believed to be the insidious power of the dark. A force that lurked, whispered, and conspired to …
Storms
In the heart of the Grove, a singular tree lived, its roots clutching the earth with a quiet, enduring strength. It basked under the nurturing light of the sun, cradled …
The Laugh
The laugh. It was all the coyote could hear. This coyote was born in a concrete jungle, tethered to a cold, rusting chain. Now this chain, it wasn’t like any …
Onion
It doesn’t take a Doctor to diagnose your current condition, Dr. Death. You’re angry. Anger – it’s such a multifaceted emotion. Let’s think of anger as an onion. The outermost …
Thief
Thieves, the ones who break into others personal space and take what doesn’t belong to them. They have this mentality of what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is mine, …
The Cooling Board
“The coolin’ board was once a widely used transportation device for ferryin’ bodies of the recently departed from one locality to another.” “Resemblin’ a long, slender, wooden plank, the forefathers of …