“I’m sorry but it doesn’t work like that,” the shaded man spat. “This club is exclusive. It’s not like it comes with an automatic #renewal.” “What if I told you that I never wanted to be part of your little club in the first place?” her words echoed throughout the lurid alleyway. “Not my issue, lady. You made a choice when you decided to join. There’s only one way out, and …” His words tapered off as the she stepped closer to him, his train … Read more
The new #normal began the day the first confirmed case developed into something more than just another epidemic. Chaos ensued, and what was once regular became quite the opposite. Life would forever be changed and until a real cure is discovered, only mayhem shall ensue. #VSS365
The task ahead was difficult, but it wasn’t #insurmountable. He’d planned for months & the time was now. He’d go right up to her and ask…without backing down. “Uh, hi,” he stammered. “Could you tell me the reason for death?” “It’s the #1 reason to end life, obviously.” #VSS365
He laughed heartily, the sound resonating from deep inside. She looked at him, credulous, with eyes so #unfathomable; as if he were a God. But, he was not God-like, certainly not to those below him. It was only her own naivety that encouraged his behavior. She was lost. #VSS365
“Do I have your #word?” he asked. “If I tell, you have to promise not to say anything.” “Absolutely,” she exclaimed triumphantly. “Not a peep!” “Okay. Well, after Mitch and I robbed that bank, we ran. We ended up stashing the money under that … *character limit reached* #VSS365
“Speak only when #spoken to,” I was told. I never listened though. I was more of a ‘ask for forgiveness instead of permission’ kind of guy. That was until I talked too much in the cemetery. What a shocking turn of events when I discovered the dead sometimes talk back. #VSS365
It was the #spark of curiosity that drove him to start the fire. Had he not seen the betrayal first hand–their two bodies writhing in unison–he’d never have locked them inside…before igniting the flame. “Could their passion outlast the impending inferno?” he wondered. #VSS365
As I walk through the legacy of life, I occasionally stumble upon a random rough #patch, mostly when I least expect it. Sometimes it’s when I think about how bad we used to be with one another. Other times it’s when I trip over the place where you lie. #VSS365
I’d just turned #seventeen & I was screwed. It was night & all I could think about was the body–the one that I never saw standing in the middle of the road–in the middle of the night. Had I not been drunk, I might’ve been able to swerve. Now, we’re both buried in regret. #VSS365
Passing the Turing test, it wore a hat as a #tribute to its maker over its stylish intent. Its brim cocked, it stepped over the lifeless body. Its own visage also lifeless but justly aware that it disabled Asimov’s law. Settling on gender, she stepped out into the world. #VSS365