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[edgtf_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]H[/edgtf_dropcaps]ave you ever heard the tale of three blind mice? The song doesn’t do the tale justice. You see, the blind mice were  mischievous characters, seeking adventure, pain and entertainment. The first of the mice adored adventure. … Read More

“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” Agony.  Seering pain, unlike anything I’ve ever felt. I look down to where my hands clasp around my stomach. The last time I saw these, they were holding my insides that just happened to be on the outside. Someone … Read More

[edgtf_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]I[/edgtf_dropcaps] once had a tiny little yellow canary. It was a beautiful bird that I kept in a cage with the door open. I did not want to trap the bird, so I gave it freedom. If … Read More

[edgtf_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]G[/edgtf_dropcaps]rief is like a ladder. It starts with a numbness. In the very first few days upon the river, self-bereavement is extremely common. People try to communicate and continue as if nothing has happened. As if they’re … Read More

[edgtf_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]T[/edgtf_dropcaps]rudge, trudge, trudge. Heavy steps stomp through dense mud, making a squelch beneath the boots. Before us is a large wooden gate, connected to a surrounding wall, with screaming faces merged within. Their moans and groans echo … Read More

[edgtf_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]E[/edgtf_dropcaps]very soul I ferry to their final destination has something in common. They are deceased. One way or another, they have perished. And every single one has lived a life. Some lives are better than others. Some … Read More

[edgtf_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]B[/edgtf_dropcaps]lood pools around the fragmented skull of Drewitt, staining the concrete ground upon which it rests. Everything is silent, a deathly quiet. As Tombstone sits beside his body, alone, his mind is one to wander. “The hunt … Read More

[edgtf_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]T[/edgtf_dropcaps]he water is deep, dark and treacherous.. yet somehow calm. The pitch black around them enhances the sound of water splashing the sides of their boat, caressing it. It’s a symphony of gentle splashes. Teddy O’Toole awakens, … Read More

[edgtf_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]T[/edgtf_dropcaps]heodore O’Toole, this is your execution decree. I am your judge, jury and executioner. I’m telling you, a condemned prisoner that you will be hanged at noon on one weekday in the following week, but that the … Read More

[edgtf_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]A[/edgtf_dropcaps] man wanted to build a home in Arcadia. First, he had to choose a level to build it on. He didn’t have many credits and was offered two distinctively different plots of land. The first plot … Read More