First, let me say, not all my vamps are daywalkers. In fact, most are not. Being able to walk in sunlight is a trait that’s either inherited or learned. Learning is a very strenuous process that can take centuries. It’s very painful. So most younger vampires won’t take time to learn it. If they weren’t […]
A snap in a field of orchards the dawn in the pit of hell Adamant for inanimate things Hole in your holy water /// Blue flame for tolerant objects Laughed when the apple fell A willing slash as the branch swings And burns in heaven’s fire *** *From Color in the Dark. Get the whole […]
So, you want to write. To that I say welcome to the madness that is the writer’s club. Like all good creative professions writing is filled with as much triumph as it is heartache. Characters live. Characters die. Good ideas come and go. You will often feel like you’re in a race between getting your […]
Morning came in title only The sky remained black as night No one breathes like this No one lives like this /// From the shadows poured tears Of black wax. Hot and sticky. Like monsters from the air, A commune of bodies waiting For more /// But what did we have to give? We were […]
It comes down to an argument between myself, my friends, and brothers. Who’s better? Rex or raptor. I must have been about 10-11 years old when I first saw Jurassic Park. Scared the hell out of me. Scarred me for life. Still, I’ve seen all three movies multiple times. I say this with all sincerity. […]
Does it have to be so clear to you always? Must things always come in flashes of brilliance, flashes of light? Do your visions gleam from your eyes in color in black and white? Does your mind know no stillness? /// Flashes pause across your mind and move slowly, ever so slowly, just so you […]
Sometimes at night, Mom and I would lie out in the lawn and look up at the stars. I’d try to guess the constellations. To this day, I can still find most of them. “Every single light represents a person,” she told me. “When that light goes out, it’s gone forever.” Her light went out […]
I stand at the edge of the lake staring blankly past the sparkles sunlight makes into its grave darkness /// Wind passes over my face while waves breaks over my feet but I don’t bend or lose my gaze /// The water is still now in Your space The lake has fed but my gaze […]
What are you thinking/feeling? Oh my God! Oh my God! Did you see that? He ran right into the…Oh my God. I can’t even look at this. He ran right into the bus. Where did he even come from? He just ran across the street from out of nowhere. Oh my God? Did the driver […]
Lay with me before we fall into the lonely, greedy arms of death and lie still under the Earth’s axis. *** *From Color in the Dark. Get the whole book here.***
