dreaming between the pages

Kaleidoscope There was blood everywhere – on the walls, on the bed – the carpet had turned into a sick dark brown where it wasn’t crea...

Boat-rides I love the way he’d look at me As though I was a pleasant surprise Each and every time His eyes would turn my way. ...

Winter in Japan When I was young, a sleeping god thought long-dead came awake in anger, fire, and ash falling softly from ...

Slipper The creature moved fast, but my heart was beating even faster.  I felt sure that the monster could hear the panicked muscle’s ...

At the Book Store Lena pulled a book out carelessly, dropping it to the floor.  The man next to her stooped to pick it up.  Lena flashed ...

UnScene #8: Two scenes written for a former student who wanted writing tips. In the Jeepney Tomas clenched his fists.  He must get...

UnScene #7:  I have insomnia sometimes.  I'd love to easily fall asleep.  What if there's a person who didn't want to fall asl...

  Unscene #6:  A dreamful young person asked me, "What's a kiss like?"  I laughed. “The Kiss” (a sudden poem)  I...

UnScene #5: Teachers encounter blackboard erasers every day.  Blackboard Eraser Patty liked going to school.  She’s naturally curi...

UnScene#4: I had a dog named Axel.  He died in 2005.  I still think about him a lot. Axel Gemma hadn’t gone home in a month.  It w...