I resisted you as long as I could. But in the end, what choice had I? You contrived to worm a confession out of me, and won an admission in three little words. This post was written in response to the Trifecta Writing Challenge weekly prompt, which has new rules! Gone is the 333 upper word limit … Continue reading Guilty
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The Laws of Physics
No stone dropped down a well ever fell so fast. No bird, no bright balloon has struggled so desperately to stay unfettered and unbound. I am caught by the gravity of your smile. This post was written in response to the Trifecta Writing Challenge weekend Trifextra prompt: This weekend, we want you to give us a … Continue reading The Laws of Physics
Breath
Sometimes the world takes a breath. In those quiet moments, those rare interstices, I find a separate peace in the ebb and flow and pattern of the words, in their collisions and collusions. This post was written in response to the Trifecta Writing Challenge weekend Trifextra prompt: For this weekend's challenge, in honor of all of … Continue reading Breath
Ephemera
My memory of my father was full of ephemera: mental snapshots of his face, pages of promises kept and broken, all posted against the pillar of my mother’s refusal to speak of him. << Previous Installment | Next Installment >> This post is part of the Jade Dragon series. It follows A History of Silence, and was written … Continue reading Ephemera
Family
There is nothing more treacherous than family, I thought. All my life my brother had been my protector and patron. And now he was my enemy, too. I would have to remember that. << Previous Installment | Next Installment >> This post is part of the Jade Dragon series. It follows Poisons, and was written in response … Continue reading Family
Christine Hanolsy 