Author Archives: The Abject Muse
spiked
It’s Quadrille Monday over at the dVerse Poets Pub. The prompt is “Spike.” Spiked like the cherry punch at senior prom, slower than a Mississippi Sunday afternoon; softer than a kitten’s sigh but with a kick like a .475 Magnum — leaving me with the sweetest hangover that won’t let go. That’s how kissing you […]
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Jackie’s Paper
This week’s prompt at 3LineTales is the image below by Clem Onojeghuo via Unsplash. Every evening the man would stop at Jackie’s Papers & Books and flip through the books and magazines. He would spend at least an hour looking at the intriguing titles and colorful covers, as if trying to decide which one to purchase. The […]
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Twilight Time
This week’s Haiku prompt over at Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie is Twilight. The mystical time between dusk and sunset when Nature holds her breath and casts the spell of twilight: letting night gently fall.
Hollow Substance
Written for Carpe Diem Haiku Kai cherished memories of better times and best friends all lost to me now. Reality or a mind’s eye tweak — does it matter?
