Fiction · Verse

The Lice
of Doom

Short fiction and poems, published here first and nowhere else.

Est. 2026 No fixed address Updated irregularly

universal dilemma

When do you think you deserve itThe universe will serve it And dangle it a few inches over your head…

Why I write Poetry

I write poetry.I write poetry because there is poetry.When I look around me, I can see poetry.When I see a…

Destination Unknown

DESTINATION UNKNOWNLife is so strange when you don’t knowHow can you tell where you’re going to?

Breaking the Cycle

Breaking the cycle of taking risksIs a risk.Being right only works when you know you're right —Like calling the winner…

Jean Cocteau is my neighbor.

Jean Cocteau is my neighbor.Jean Cocteau is a terrible neighbor to have,especially if you’ve read any of Jean Cocteau’s stories…

I know what I need:

I know what I need:a canister for the beans — air-tight —then a bank job: small bills, untraceable,and…

The Wolf Within

I grew up on a small farm nestled just above the valley, in the shadow of a thickly wooded mountain.…