Category: Creative Writing

One of my favorite places here on WordPress is, “The Drabble – Shortness of Breadth.” Drabbles are short, hard-hitting written works that weigh in right around 100 words. They’re a lot like a shot of whiskey – you ingest them quickly, and then let the effects gradually sink in over a period of time.

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Forklifts are poised to transport bundles of wire to trucks for immediate delivery to a local factory. Wire is difficult cargo to work with. If a forklift driver isn’t careful, he or she can break the bands that hold the bundle together. The result is something like having a 3,500 pound Slinky spill onto the dock.

in a sprawling field

there are little suns blooming –

each one a new hope

When mayflies hatch in the Great Lakes Region, they can swarm in such numbers that their biomass is picked up on weather and military satellites. The lifespan of an adult mayfly is about 24 hours. As they begin to die en masse, their bodies pile up in the streets and on the sidewalks. This yearly phenomenon serves a macabre reminder that our time in this world is fleeting.

a leviathan

drags me to the dark fathoms –

my eardrums bursting